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ختت

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root ختت primarily relates to baseness, meanness, and ignobility. It can also extend to the concept of shame or shyness, particularly in a derived verbal form.

Derived headwords

أَخَتَّverb
  1. 1.
    she made brotherhood among the brothersboth

    she made brotherhood among the brothers

خَتِيتadjective
  1. 1.
    base, ignobleclassical

    Describing someone who is base, ignoble, mean, or contemptible.

اِخْتَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be shy/ashamedclassical

    To feel shy, ashamed, or modest.

Parallel reading

أخت الله حظه، أي أخسه
To make God deprive him of his fortune, meaning to make him base.
فهو ختيت، أي خسيس
And he is khateet, meaning base.
ليس يعطى القوي فضلا من المال ولا يحرم الضعيف الختيت
The strong is not given preference in wealth, nor is the base weak person deprived.
وأخت فلان، أي استحيا
And 'akhta fulan' means he was shy.
فمن يك عن أوائله مختا فإنك يا وليد بهم فخور
So whoever is shy of his predecessors, you, O Walid, are proud of them.