الخون

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns betrayal, treachery, and dishonesty, extending to the act of being untrustworthy or failing in one's duty. It also encompasses related concepts like weakness, a fleeting glance, and even specific objects or places associated with sustenance or trade.

Derived headwords

خَانَverb

1.
to betrayboth
To act dishonestly or treacherously towards someone who has entrusted you with something.
2.
to fail in dutyboth
To not fulfill one's obligations or responsibilities, especially when entrusted with a task or trust.

خَوْنًاnoun

1.
betrayalboth
The act of betraying or being treacherous.

خِيَانَةًnoun

1.
treacheryboth
The act of being disloyal or treacherous, often involving a breach of trust.

خَانَةًnoun

1.
betrayalboth
An act of betrayal or treachery.

مَخَانَةًnoun

1.
betrayalclassical
The act or instance of betrayal.

اخْتَانَverb

1.
to betrayboth
To betray someone, often implying a subtle or hidden act of treachery.

خَائِنٌadjective

1.
betrayerboth
One who betrays; a traitor.
2.
treacherousboth
Characterized by disloyalty or deceit.

خَائِنَةٌadjective

1.
betrayer (fem.)both
A female betrayer or traitor.
2.
treacherous (fem.)both
Female treacherous.

خَؤُولٌadjective

1.
very treacherousclassical
One who is extremely treacherous or prone to betrayal.

خَوَّانٌadjective

1.
very treacherousclassical
One who is extremely treacherous or prone to betrayal.

خَانَةٌnoun

1.
traitorsboth
Plural of traitor.

خَوَنَةٌnoun

1.
traitorsboth
Plural of traitor.

خَوَّانٌnoun

1.
traitorsclassical
Plural of traitor.

خَوَّنَverb

1.
to accuse of betrayalboth
To attribute treachery or dishonesty to someone.
2.
to weakenclassical
To make someone weak or deficient.

تَخْوِينٌnoun

1.
accusation of betrayalboth
The act of accusing someone of betrayal.
2.
weakeningclassical
The act of making something weak.

تَخَوَّنَverb

1.
to accuse of betrayalclassical
To accuse someone of betrayal.
2.
to weakenclassical
To weaken someone.

خَوْنٌnoun

1.
weaknessclassical
A state of physical or mental weakness.
2.
fleeting glanceclassical
A brief or furtive look.

خَائِنُ الْعَيْنِadjective

1.
furtive of eyeclassical
Describing someone who casts furtive glances, like a lion.

خَائِنَةُ الْأَعْيُنِnoun

1.
furtive glancesclassical
Stealthy or illicit glances, or glances made with suspicion.

إِخْوَانٌnoun

1.
dining tableclassical
A table upon which food is eaten.

أَخْوِنَةٌnoun

1.
dining tablesclassical
Plural of dining table.

خَوْنٌnoun

1.
dining tablesclassical
Plural of dining table.

خَوَّانٌnoun

1.
dining tableclassical
A table upon which food is eaten.

أَخْوِنَةٌnoun

1.
Month of Rabi' al-Awwalclassical
The third month of the Islamic lunar calendar.

بَهَاءٌnoun

1.
anusclassical
The opening at the end of the digestive tract.

عِصَامُ بْنُ خُونٍname

1.
Issam ibn Khunclassical
A hadith narrator.

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خُونٍname

1.
Ahmad ibn Khunclassical
A hadith narrator.

خِيَوَانٌnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific type of plant.

خِينٌnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific type of plant.

الْخَانُnoun

1.
innclassical
An inn or a place for travelers to stay.
2.
shopkeeperclassical
The owner or keeper of a shop.

خَانُ التُّجَّارِnoun

1.
merchant's innclassical
An inn or lodging specifically for merchants.

Parallel reading

أن يؤتمن الإنسان فلا ينصح

That a person is entrusted and does not advise sincerely.

خانه خونا وخيانة وخانة ومخانة

He betrayed him with betrayal, treachery, treachery, and betrayal.

واختانه

And he betrayed him.

فهو خائن وخائنة وخؤون وخوان

So he is a betrayer, a female betrayer, a very treacherous one, and a very treacherous one.

وقد خانه العهد والأمانة

And he betrayed the covenant and the trust.

وخونه تخوينا: نسبه إلى الخيانة

And he accused him of betrayal: he attributed betrayal to him.

ونقصه، كخون منه

And he diminished him, as if from weakness.

وتعهده، كتخونه فيهما

And he promised him, as if he was weakening him in them.

والخون: الضعف

And al-khawn: weakness.

وفترة في النظر

And a fleeting glance in looking.

ومنه: خائن العين، للأسد

And from it: al-kha'in al-'ayn, for the lion.

وخائنة الأعين: ما يسارق من النظر إلى ما لا يحل، أو أن ينظر نظرة بريبة

And kha'inat al-a'yun: what is stolen from looking at what is not permissible, or to look with suspicion.

وكغراب وكتاب: ما يؤكل عليه الطعام، كالإخوان

And like ghurab and kitab: what food is eaten upon, like al-ikhwan.

وفي الحديث: "حتى إن أهل الإخوان ليجتمعون"

And in the hadith: 'So that the people of the dining tables gather.'

والخوان، كشداد ويضم: شهر ربيع الأول

And al-khawwan, like shaddad and damma: the month of Rabi' al-Awwal.

وعصام بن خون، بالضم، وأحمد بن خون: محدثان

And Issam ibn Khun, with damma, and Ahmad ibn Khun: two hadith narrators.