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ختعر

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes things that are transient, fleeting, and do not endure. It encompasses phenomena that fade away, disappear, or are impermanent, often likened to illusions or ephemeral natural occurrences.

Derived headwords

الخيتعورnoun
  1. 1.
    Ephemeral thingboth

    Anything that does not remain in a single state and perishes, like a mirage or something that descends from the air in intense heat, resembling spiderwebs.

  2. 2.
    Illusionclassical

    A fleeting or deceptive appearance.

خيتعورnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleeting loveclassical

    Love that is transient and does not last, often used metaphorically.

خيتعوراnoun
  1. 1.
    Ephemeral beingclassical

    A name sometimes given to a ghoul, wolf, or a calamitous event, implying their transient but dangerous nature.

Parallel reading

كل شئ لا يدوم على حالة واحدة ويضمحل كالسراب
Everything that does not last in one state and perishes, like a mirage.
وكالذي ينزل من الهواء في شدة الحر كنسج العنكبوت
And like that which descends from the air in intense heat, like spiderwebs.
كل أنثى وإن بدا لك منها آية الحب حبها خيتعور
Every female, even if a sign of love appears from her, her love is fleeting.
وربما سموا الغول والذئب والداهية خيتعورا
And perhaps they named the ghoul, the wolf, and the calamity as 'khayta'ur'.