خبر

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns knowledge, information, and news. It extends to concepts of testing, awareness, and the act of informing. Related meanings include specific types of land, plants, and even a portion of meat.

Derived headwords

خَبَرnoun

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

خُبُورnoun

1.
great news (pl.)classical
The plural form of 'khabar' referring to multiple pieces of significant news.

خَبِرَاءadjective

1.
heavy with milkclassical
A female animal, specifically a she-camel, that is heavy with milk due to its abundance.

أَخْبَرَverb

1.
test them, you will dislike them; meaning that if you test them, you will dislike themboth
test them, you will dislike them; meaning that if you test them, you will dislike them

خَبَرَverb

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

اسْتِخْبَارnoun

1.
asking for newsboth
asking for news

تَخَبُّرnoun

1.
same meaning as istikhbār (asking for news)both
same meaning as istikhbār (asking for news)

مُخْبِرnoun

1.
like a masdar, opposite of manzhar (outward appearance)both
like a masdar, opposite of manzhar (outward appearance)

مُخْبَرَةnoun

1.
with a damma on the ba', opposite of mir'āh (mirror, outward appearance)both
with a damma on the ba', opposite of mir'āh (mirror, outward appearance)

مُخْبِرَةnoun

1.
with a damma on the ba', opposite of mir'āh (mirror, outward appearance)both
with a damma on the ba', opposite of mir'āh (mirror, outward appearance)

خَبْرَاءnoun

1.
lowland with sidr treesclassical
A plain or low-lying area of land that grows the sidr tree.

خِبَارَىnoun

1.
lowlands with sidr trees (pl.)classical
Plural of 'khabraa', referring to multiple areas with sidr trees.

خَبْرَاوَاتnoun

1.
lowlands with sidr trees (pl.)classical
Another plural form for 'khabraa', indicating multiple areas with sidr trees.

خَبِرَverb

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

خَبِرٌadjective

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

خَبِرَةnoun

1.
same meaning as akhbarahu (he informed him)both
same meaning as akhbarahu (he informed him)
2.
if he tested and tried himboth
if he tested and tried him
3.
with kasra, it is said 'the news was true'both
with kasra, it is said 'the news was true'

خَبْرَاءnoun

1.
fertile landclassical
Land that is fertile and capable of producing vegetation.

خَبَارnoun

1.
soft, burrowed earthclassical
Soft, yielding earth characterized by numerous burrows or holes.

خَبَرَverb

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

خِبْرٌnoun

1.
one of the news itemsboth
one of the news items
2.
he knew the matterboth
he knew the matter
3.
it is the knowledge of somethingboth
it is the knowledge of something

خَبِيرadjective

1.
the knowledgeable oneboth
the knowledgeable one
2.
the farmerboth
the farmer
3.
the plantboth
the plant

مُخَابَرَةnoun

1.
sharecropping with a portion of what the land producesboth
sharecropping with a portion of what the land produces

خَبِيرnoun

1.
the knowledgeable oneboth
the knowledgeable one
2.
the farmerboth
the farmer
3.
the plantboth
the plant

خَبِيرnoun

1.
the knowledgeable oneboth
the knowledgeable one
2.
the farmerboth
the farmer
3.
the plantboth
the plant

خَبَرْتُهُverb

1.
to test himboth
To put someone or something to the test; to ascertain their nature or quality.

خِبْرَةnoun

1.
same meaning as akhbarahu (he informed him)both
same meaning as akhbarahu (he informed him)
2.
if he tested and tried himboth
if he tested and tried him
3.
with kasra, it is said 'the news was true'both
with kasra, it is said 'the news was true'

تَخَبَّرُواverb

1.
to shareclassical
To buy a sheep, slaughter it, and divide its meat among themselves.

خَابُورname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place located in the region of Sham (Syria).

خُبَيْرname

1.
the knowledgeable oneboth
the knowledgeable one
2.
the farmerboth
the farmer
3.
the plantboth
the plant

الدَّبْرَىnoun

1.
the worst opinion, the one that comes too lateboth
the worst opinion, the one that comes too late
2.
it is that which occurs last, when the need has passedboth
it is that which occurs last, when the need has passed

حُمَّى خَيْبَرِيَّةnoun

1.
fever of Khaybarclassical
A fever attributed to or originating from the region of Khaybar.

Parallel reading

الخبر: المزادة العظيمة، والجمع خبور.

Al-khabar: the great waterskin, and its plural is khubur.

وتشبه بها الناقة في غزرها فتسمى: خبراء.

And a she-camel is likened to it in its abundance of milk, so it is called: khabraa'.

والخبر بالتحريك: واحد الأخبار.

And al-khabar (with harakah) is one of the akhbaar (news).

وأخبرته بكذا وخبرته، بمعنى.

And I informed him of such-and-such, and I tested him, meaning the same.

والاستخبار: السؤال عن الخبر.

And al-istikhbaar: asking about the news.

وكذلك التخبر.

And likewise is al-takhabbur.

والمخبر: خلاف المنظر.

And al-mukhbir: the opposite of the visible.

وهو نقيض المرآة.

And it is the opposite of a mirror.

والخبراء: القاع ينبت السدر، والجمع الخبارى والخبارى، مثل الصحارى والصحارى، والخبراوات.

And al-khabraa': the plain that grows sidr trees, and its plural is al-khubaaraa and al-khubaaraa, like al-saharaa and al-saharaa, and al-khabraawaat.

يقال: خبر الموضع بالكسر، فهو خبر.

It is said: the place is khabir (with kasr), so it is khabir.

وأرض خبرة وخبراء.

And land that is khabirah and khabraa'.

والخبار: الأرض الرخوة ذات الجحرة.

And al-khabaar: the soft earth with burrows.

ويقال أيضا: من أين خبرت هذا الأمر؟ أي من أين علمت.

And it is also said: From where did you khabarta this matter? Meaning, from where did you know.

والاسم الخبر بالضم، وهو العلم بالشئ.

And the noun is al-khibr (with damma), which is knowledge of a thing.

والخبير: العالم.

And al-khabeer: the knowledgeable one.

والخبير: الاكار، ومنه المخابرة، وهي المزارعة ببعض ما يخرج من الأرض.

And al-khabeer: the cultivator, and from it is al-mukhaabarah, which is sharecropping a portion of what comes out of the earth.

وهو الخبر أيضا بالكسر.

And it is al-khibr also (with kasr).

والخبير: النبات.

And al-khabeer: the vegetation.

وفى الحديث: " نستخلب الخبير "، أي نقطع النبات ونأكله.

And in the hadith: 'We cut the vegetation', meaning we cut the plants and eat them.

والخبير: الوبر.

And al-khabeer: the camel's hair.

وقال أبو عبيد: الخبير زبد أفواه الإبل.

And Abu Ubayd said: Al-khabeer is the foam of the camels' mouths.

وقولهم: لأخبرن خبرك، أي لأعلمن علمك.

And their saying: I will surely ascertain your news, meaning I will surely know your knowledge.

تقول منه: خبرته أخبره خبرا بالضم، وخبرة بالكسر، إذا بلوته واختبرته.

You say from it: khabartuhu, ukhbiruhu, khabran (with damma), and khibratan (with kasr), if you test and examine him.

يقال: " صدق الخبر الخبر ".

It is said: 'The news is true, the knowledge is true.'

وأما قول أبى الدرداء وجدت الناس اخبر تقلهم " فيريد أنك إذا خبرتهم قليتهم، فأخرج الكلام على لفظ الامر ومعناه الخبر.

As for the saying of Abu Ad-Darda', 'I found people testing them,' it means that when you test them, you find them wanting, so the expression is on the form of the command but its meaning is testing.

والخابور: موضع بناحية الشام.

And Al-Khabur: a place in the region of Sham.

وخبير: موضع بالحجاز.

And Khubayr: a place in the Hijaz.

يقال: " عليه الدبرى، وحمى خيبرى ".

It is said: 'Upon him is ad-dabra, and the fever of Khaybar.'

والخبرة بالضم: النصيب تأخذه من سمك أو لحم، حكاه أبو عبيد.

And al-khabrah (with damma): the portion you take of fish or meat, as narrated by Abu Ubayd.

يقال: تخبروا خبرة، إذا اشتروا شاة فذبحوها واقتسموا لحمها.

It is said: They shared a khabrah, if they bought a sheep, slaughtered it, and divided its meat.