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الخبتل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a short woman and also a foolish, impetuous person who acts against the wishes of others.

Derived headwords

الخَبْتَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    short womanboth

    A woman who is short in stature.

الخَبْتَلُnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish impetuous personclassical

    A person who is foolish and impetuous, acting rashly and against the will of others.

خَبْتَلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish impetuous actionclassical

    The act of being foolish and impetuous, proceeding with something that displeases people.

Parallel reading

الخبتل، كجعفر: المرأة القصيرة.
Al-khibtal, like Ja'far: the short woman.
وكقنفذ: الأهوج الأبله المقدم على مكروه الناس، وفعله: الخبتلة.
And like Qunfudh: the impetuous, foolish one who proceeds with what displeases people, and his action is: al-khibtalah.