الخانع

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of being suspicious, wicked, and deceitful. It extends to meanings of submission, humility, and weakness, as well as physical attributes like being lean or cut. It also includes a tribal name and a term for a powerful, yet lowly, ruler.

Derived headwords

خَنَعَverb

1.
to be suspiciousclassical
To be characterized by suspicion, deceit, or wickedness.
2.
to be submissiveclassical
To exhibit humility, submission, or weakness.

الخَانِعadjective

1.
suspiciousclassical
One who is suspicious, wicked, or deceitful.
2.
deceitfulclassical
Characterized by treachery or dishonesty.

الخُنْعَةnoun

1.
wickednessclassical
The state or quality of being wicked or sinful.
2.
suspicionclassical
A feeling or state of suspicion or distrust.
3.
empty placeclassical
A deserted, vacant, or empty place.

خُنْعَةnoun

1.
wickednessclassical
The quality of being wicked or sinful.
2.
suspicionclassical
A state of suspicion or distrust.
3.
empty placeclassical
A deserted or vacant location.

ولقيته بخنعة — And I met him in an empty place.

خَنُوْعadjective

1.
submissiveclassical
One who is submissive, humble, or yielding.

الخُنُوْعnoun

1.
submissionclassical
The act or state of submitting, yielding, or being humble.
2.
humiliationclassical
The state of being humiliated or brought low.

خُنُعadjective

1.
submissiveclassical
Plural adjective describing people who are submissive or humble.

قوم خنع — Submissive people

الخُنْعnoun

1.
submissionclassical
The state of being submissive or humble.
2.
softnessclassical
A quality of being soft, yielding, or gentle.

تَجْمِيْشnoun

1.
softeningclassical
The act or process of becoming soft or yielding.

خَنَاعَةname

1.
Khana'ahclassical
The name of a progenitor of a tribe, specifically Ibn Sa'd ibn Hudhayl ibn Madrikah.

أَخْضَعَverb

1.
to make submissiveclassical
To cause someone or something to become submissive or humbled.
2.
to make weakclassical
To render someone weak or destitute.

التَّخْنِيْعnoun

1.
cutting with an axeclassical
The act of cutting or chopping something with an axe.

مُنُوْقadjective

1.
leanclassical
Describing a camel that is lean or emaciated.

الجَمَل المُنُوْقnoun phrase

1.
lean camelclassical
A camel that is notably lean or emaciated.

أَخْنَعadjective

1.
most humbleclassical
The superlative form, meaning most humble or most abject.

مَلِكُ الأَمْلَاكnoun phrase

1.
king of kingsclassical
A title referring to a supreme ruler, often considered lowly or abject in the context of divine judgment.

أَنْخَعadjective

1.
most humbleclassical
An alternative superlative form, meaning most humble or most abject.

أَبْخَعadjective

1.
most humbleclassical
Another alternative superlative form, meaning most humble or most abject.

أَخْنَىverb

1.
to destroyclassical
To cause destruction or ruin.

Parallel reading

المريب الفاجر

The suspicious, the wicked.

وقد خنع، كمنع

And he was submissive, like 'mana' (he prevented).

والخنعة: الفجرة، والريبة، والمكان الخالي

And 'al-khun'ah': wickedness, suspicion, and the empty place.

ولقيته بخنعة

And I met him in an empty place.

وكصبور: الغادر الذي يحيد عنك

And like 'sabur': the traitor who deviates from you.

وبالضم: الخضوع والذل

And with the dammah: submission and humiliation.

وقوم خنع، بضمتين

And people who are submissive, with two dammahs.

والخنع: التجميش، واللين

And 'al-khun'': the softening, and the gentleness.

وخناعة، كثمامة، ابن سعد بن هذيل بن مدركة: أبو قبيلة

And Khana'ah, like 'thamamah', son of Sa'd ibn Hudhayl ibn Madrikah: father of a tribe.

وأخنعته الحاجة: أخضعته، وأضرعته

And need made him submissive: it made him humble, and it made him destitute.

والتخنيع: القطع بالفأس

And 'al-takhnee'': cutting with an axe.

وكمعظم: الجمل المنوق

And like 'mu'dhim': the lean camel.

أي: أذلها وأقهرها

Meaning: it humbled it and overpowered it.

ويروى: أنخع وأبخع وأخنى

And it is narrated: 'ankha', 'abkha', and 'akhna'.