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خبع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to staying in a place, entering, and hiding. It also describes a state of being exhausted from crying and refers to a woman who alternates between hiding and appearing.

Derived headwords

خَبَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayboth

    To remain or reside in a place.

  2. 2.
    to enterclassical

    To go into or enter a place.

خُبُوعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    exhaustion from cryingclassical

    A state of being exhausted or hoarse from excessive crying.

الخَبْءnoun
  1. 1.
    hidden thingboth

    Something that is hidden or concealed.

الخِبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    tentclassical

    A tent or a similar portable dwelling.

الخِبَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    tent (Tamim dialect)classical

    The word used by the Banu Tamim tribe for 'tent'.

خَبْعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    alternatingclassical

    Describing a woman who alternately hides and appears.

طَلْعَةadjective
  1. 1.
    appearingclassical

    Describing a woman who appears, often in conjunction with hiding.

Parallel reading

خبع بالمكان، كمنع: أقام
He stayed in the place, like 'to prevent': he resided.
و فيه: دخل
And in it: he entered.
و الصبي خبوعا: فحم من البكاء
And the boy [experienced] khubūʿan: he became hoarse from crying.
والخبع: الخبء
And al-khabʿ: it is al-khabʾ (the hidden thing).
وبنو تميم يقولون للخباء: الخباع
And Banu Tamim say for al-khibāʾ: al-khubāʿ.
وامرأة خبعة طلعة
And a woman who is khabʿah, ṭalʿah.
تختبئ تارة وتبدو أخرى
She hides one time and appears another.