خبط

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root خبط (khabaṭa) primarily relates to striking, hitting, or moving forcefully and indiscriminately. It extends to concepts of aimless wandering, sudden or uninvited arrival, and even a state of mental confusion or affliction.

Derived headwords

خَبَطَverb

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَبْطًاnoun

1.
strikingboth
The act of striking or hitting.
2.
aimless wanderingboth
The act of moving or walking without direction or caution.

خَبْطَاءadjective

1.
poor-sightedclassical
Describing a female animal, particularly a camel, with weak eyesight that causes it to move without caution.

خَابِطًاparticiple

1.
strikingclassical
One who strikes, particularly referring to a lion striking.

خَبَطَverb

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَابِطَةnoun

1.
strikingclassical
The act of striking, often referring to the sound or action of striking.

اخْتَبَطَverb

1.
to seek favorclassical
To come to someone seeking a favor or bounty without any prior connection or obligation.

مُخْتَبِطparticiple

1.
one seeking favorclassical
Someone who comes seeking a favor or bounty without any prior connection.

خَبَطَverb

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَابِطَnoun

1.
personclassical
A general term for a person, used in the idiom 'what kind of person is he?'.

خَبَاطnoun

1.
madnessclassical
A state resembling madness or insanity, though not actual insanity.

تَخَبَّطَهُverb

1.
the devil afflicted him: meaning, he corrupted himboth
the devil afflicted him: meaning, he corrupted him

خِبَاطnoun

1.
brand markclassical
A long, wide brand mark on the thigh.

خَبْطَةnoun

1.
small amount of milkclassical
A small quantity of milk.
2.
portion of waterclassical
A portion of water, specifically the amount between one-third and one-half of a waterskin, or a sip.
3.
part of the nightclassical
A portion of the night, referring to the early part.
4.
group of houses/peopleclassical
A collection or group of houses or people.

خَبَطَverb

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَبْطnoun

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَبَطَةnoun

1.
early part of the nightclassical
The early part of the night.

خَبْطnoun

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

خَبْطnoun

1.
the camel struck the ground with its handboth
the camel struck the ground with its hand
2.
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fallboth
he struck the tree with a stick to make its leaves fall

Parallel reading

خبط البعير الأرض بيده خبطا: ضربها.

The camel struck the ground with its foot, a striking.

ومننه قيل: خبط عشواء، وهي الناقة التي في بصرها ضعف، تخبط إذا مشت، لا تتوقى شيئا.

And from this it is said: 'to strike blindly' (khabaṭa ʿashwāʾ), which is a female camel with weak eyesight that stumbles when it walks, not avoiding anything.

وخبط الرجل، إذا طرح نفسه حيث كان لينام.

And a man 'khabaṭa' when he throws himself down wherever he is to sleep.

يشدخن بالليل الشجاع الخابطا

They crush the striking lion at night.

وخبطت الشجر خبطا، إذا ضربتها بالعصا ليسقط ورقها.

And I struck the trees with a striking, when you hit them with a stick so their leaves would fall.

والصقع من خابطة وجرز

And the striking from a striker and a cutter.

واختبطنى فلان، إذا جاءك يطلب معروفك من غير آصرة.

And so-and-so 'ikhtaṭabani' (came to me seeking favor), if he comes to you seeking your favor without any bond.

ومختبط لم يلق من دوننا كفى

And a seeker of favor who found no one to suffice him besides us.

وخبطت الرجل، إذا أنعمت عليه من غير معرفة بينكما.

And I bestowed favor upon the man, if you bestowed a favor upon him without any prior acquaintance between you.

وفي كل حي قد خبطت بنعمة

And in every tribe, I have bestowed bounty.

وقولهم: ما أدري أي خابط ليل هو؟

And their saying: 'I do not know what kind of person of the night he is?'

أي أي الناس هو.

Meaning, what kind of person he is.

والخباط بالضم، كالجنون وليس به.

And al-khubāṭ (with damma) is like madness, but it is not.

تقول منه تخبطه الشيطان، أي أفسده.

You say from it: 'Satan afflicted him' (takhabbaṭahu al-shayṭān), meaning he corrupted him.

والخباط، بالكسر: سمة في الفخذ طويلة عرضا.

And al-khubāṭ (with kasra) is a brand mark on the thigh, long in width.

تقول منه خبط بعيره خبطا.

You say from it: 'He branded his camel with a brand' (khabaṭa baʿīrahu khabṭan).

والخبطة، بالكسر: القليل من اللبن.

And al-khabṭah (with kasra) is a small amount of milk.

وقال أبو زيد: الخبط من الماء: الرفض، وهو ما بين الثلث إلى النصف من السقاء، والحوض، والغدير، والإناء.

And Abu Zayd said: Al-khubṭ (from water) is the remainder, which is between one-third and one-half of a waterskin, a basin, a pond, or a container.

وفي القربة خبطة من ماء، وهو مثل الجرعة ونحوها.

And in the waterskin is a khubṭah of water, which is like a sip or similar.

ويقال أيضا: كان ذلك بعد خبطة من الليل، أي بعد صدر منه.

It is also said: 'That was after a khubṭah of the night', meaning after its beginning.

والخبطة أيضا: القطعة من البيوت والناس، والجمع خبط.

And al-khubṭah is also a section of houses and people, and its plural is khubṭ.