خدع

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deception, trickery, and misleading others. It extends to concepts of being cunning, deceitful, or even physically elusive. Figuratively, it can describe things that are deceptive, like a market that appears prosperous but is not, or a path that leads astray.

Derived headwords

خَدَعَverb

1.
he deceived him and intended harm for himboth
he deceived him and intended harm for him

يَخْدَعُverb

1.
he deceivesboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to deceive', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

يخادعون الله — They deceive Allah

خَدْعًاnoun

1.
deceptionboth
The act or instance of deceiving; trickery or guile.

خِدَاعًاnoun

1.
deceptionboth
An alternative form for the masdar (verbal noun) of 'to deceive', signifying trickery or guile.

الخَدِيعَةnoun

1.
deceptionboth
deception

يَتَخَادَعُverb

1.
he pretends to be deceivedclassical
To feign ignorance or to act as if one is being deceived, often as part of a strategy.

هو يتخادع — He pretends to be deceived

انْخَدَعَverb

1.
he was deceivedboth
he was deceived

وخدعته فانخدع — And I deceived him, and he was deceived

خَادَعَverb

1.
he tried to deceive himboth
he tried to deceive him

خادعته مخادعة وخداعا — I engaged in deception with him, a mutual deception and trickery

مُخَادَعَةnoun

1.
mutual deceptionboth
The act of deceiving each other; reciprocal trickery.

خادعته مخادعة وخداعا — I engaged in deception with him, a mutual deception and trickery

خَدَعَ الضَّبُّverb

1.
the desert monitor enteredclassical
Specifically refers to a desert monitor (ضَب) entering its burrow.

خدع الضب في جحره — The desert monitor entered its burrow

خَدَعَتْ عَيْنِيverb

1.
sleepiness did not enter my eyeclassical
Used idiomatically to mean that sleep or drowsiness did not affect one's eyes.

لم تخدع بعيني نعسة — Sleepiness did not enter my eye

خَدَعَ الرِّيقُverb

1.
saliva dried upclassical
Describes the condition where saliva becomes dry or thick, often associated with the morning.

إذا الريق خدع — When the saliva dries up

خَدَعَتِ السُّوقُverb

1.
the market became sluggishclassical
Refers to a market that has become inactive or has experienced a decline in trade.

خدعت السوق — The market became sluggish

خَادِعadjective

1.
he tried to deceive himboth
he tried to deceive him

خلق خادع — A deceptive nature

سوقهم خادعة — Their market is deceptive/changeable

دِينَارٌ خَادِعٌadjective

1.
a deficient dinarclassical
A gold coin (dinar) that is not of full weight or purity; a counterfeit or debased coin.

دينار خادع — A deficient dinar

المَخْدَعnoun

1.
the storeroom, closetboth
the storeroom, closet

المُخْدَعnoun

1.
the storeroom, closetboth
the storeroom, closet

ضَبٌّ خَدَعٌadjective

1.
a cunning desert monitorclassical
Describes a desert monitor that is particularly evasive or tricky.

ضب خدع — A cunning desert monitor

أَخْدَعnoun

1.
jugular veinboth
A major vein located in the neck, specifically one of the two large veins on either side of the neck where blood is typically drawn or cupped.

الأخدع: عرق في موضع المحجمتين — The akhda' (jugular vein): a vessel in the area of the two cupping marks

شَدِيدُ الأَخْدَعadjective

1.
strong-neckedclassical
Literally means having strong jugular veins, implying strength or resilience.

فلان شديد الأخدع — So-and-so is strong-necked

المَخْدُوعadjective

1.
one whose jugular vein is cutclassical
Literally refers to someone whose akhda' (jugular vein) has been severed, implying a severe injury or death.

رَجُلٌ مَخْدَعadjective

1.
an experienced warriorclassical
A man who has been repeatedly deceived or tricked in warfare, thus becoming experienced and battle-hardened.

وكلاهما بطل اللقاء مخدع — And both of them are experienced warriors in combat

سِنُونٌ خَدَّاعَةadjective

1.
barren yearsclassical
Years characterized by low productivity, scarcity, or lack of abundance, especially in terms of crops or wealth.

سنون خداعة — Barren years

الحَرْبُ خِدْعَةnoun

1.
war is deceptionboth
A proverb stating that deception and trickery are essential elements of warfare.

الحرب خدعة وخدعة — War is deception and trickery

رَجُلٌ خُدْعَةnoun

1.
a person who deceives othersclassical
A man who is prone to deceiving people; a trickster.

رجل خدعة — A person who deceives people

خُدْعَةٌ (بالتسكين)noun

1.
a person who is deceivedclassical
A person who is easily deceived or tricked by others.

خدعة بالتسكين — A person who is deceived

خَيْدَعadjective

1.
misleadingclassical
Describes a path or road that deviates from the intended course and is difficult to discern.
2.
mirageclassical
Can refer to a mirage, something that appears real but is illusory.

غول خيدع وطريق خيدع — A misleading phantom and a misleading path

الخيدع: السراب — The khayda': the mirage

Parallel reading

أي ختله وأراد به المكروه من حيث لا يعلم.

Meaning to trick him and intend harm for him without him knowing.

والاسم الخديعة.

And the noun is al-khadi'ah (deception).

يقال: هو يتخادع، أي يري ذلك من نفسه.

It is said: He pretends to be deceived, meaning he shows that aspect of himself.

وخدعته فانخدع، وخادعته مخادعة وخداعا.

And I deceived him, and he was deceived, and I engaged in mutual deception with him, a mutual deception and trickery.

وقوله تعالى: {يخادعون الله} ، أي يخادعون أولياء الله.

And His saying, the Almighty: {They deceive Allah}, meaning they deceive the allies of Allah.

ودخل الضب في جحره.

And the desert monitor entered its burrow.

يقال: ما خدعت في عيني نعسة.

It is said: Sleepiness did not enter my eye.

أرقت ولم تخدع بعيني نعسة * ومن يلق ما لاقيت لا بد يأرق *

I was sleepless and no drowsiness entered my eye * And whoever experiences what I have experienced must be sleepless *

وخدع الريق، أي يبس.

And saliva dries up, meaning it becomes dry.

أبيض اللون لذيذ طعمه * طيب الريق إذا الريق خدع *

White in color, delicious in taste * Pleasant saliva when the saliva dries up *

وخدعت السوق، أي كسدت.

And the market became sluggish, meaning it became inactive.

ويقال: كان فلان يعطي ثم خدع، أي أمسك.

And it is said: So-and-so used to give, then he withheld, meaning he stopped.

وخلق خادع، أي متلون.

And a deceptive nature, meaning changeable.

ويقال: سوقهم خادعة، أي مختلفة متلونة.

And it is said: Their market is deceptive, meaning varied and changeable.

ودينار خادع، أي ناقص.

And a deceptive dinar, meaning deficient.

والمخدع والمخدع، مثال المصحف والمصحف: الخزانة، حكاه يعقوب عن الفراء.

And al-makhda' and al-makhda', like al-mus-haf and al-mus-haf: the storeroom, narrated by Ya'qub from Al-Farra'.

وضب خدع، أي مراوغ.

And a cunning desert monitor, meaning evasive.

وفي المثل: " أخدع من ضب ".

And in the proverb: 'More cunning than a desert monitor'.

الأخدع: عرق في موضع المحجمتين، وهو شعبة من الوريد.

The akhda': a vessel in the area of the two cupping marks, and it is a branch of the vein.

وقولهم: فلان شديد الأخدع، أي شديد موضع الأخدع.

And their saying: So-and-so is strong-necked, meaning strong in the area of the akhda'.

والمخدوع: الذى قطع أخدعه.

And the makhdu' (one whose akhda' is cut): he whose akhda' has been severed.

ورجل مخدع، أي خدع مرارا في الحرب حتى صار مجربا.

And a makhda' man, meaning one who has been deceived repeatedly in war until he became experienced.

وكلاهما بطل اللقاء مخدع *

And both of them are experienced warriors in combat *

وقولهم: سنون خداعة، أي قليلة الزكاء والريع.

And their saying: barren years, meaning little in terms of growth and yield.

والحرب خدعة وخدعة، والفتح أفصح (2) ، وخدعة أيضا مثال همزة.

And war is deception and trickery, and the open vowel is more eloquent, and khid'ah also like humzah.

ورجل خدعة، أي يخدع الناس.

And a khid'ah man, meaning one who deceives people.

وخدعة بالتسكين، أي يخدعه الناس.

And khid'ah (with sukun), meaning one whom people deceive.

وغول خيدع وطريق خيدع: مخالف للقصد لا يفطن له.

And a misleading phantom and a misleading path: deviating from the intended course and not being noticed.

ويقال: الخيدع: السراب.

And it is said: Al-khayda': the mirage.