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خنع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of submission, humility, and subservience, often implying a degree of weakness or ignominy. It can also extend to meanings of suspicion, treachery, and moral failing.

Derived headwords

الخنوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Submission, subservienceboth

    The state of being submissive, humble, or subservient, often implying a lack of dignity or self-respect.

  2. 2.
    Humiliation, degradationclassical

    A state of being brought low, degraded, or humiliated.

خضعverb
  1. 1.
    he submitted, he submits, submissionboth

    he submitted, he submits, submission

  2. 2.
    to submit, submissionboth

    to submit, submission

  3. 3.
    he was humble, submissiveboth

    he was humble, submissive

ذلverb
  1. 1.
    he was humbled, he is humbled, with kasra, humiliation, abasement, and ignominyboth

    he was humbled, he is humbled, with kasra, humiliation, abasement, and ignominy

أخنعتverb
  1. 1.
    To make submissiveclassical

    To cause someone to become submissive or subservient, often due to necessity or need.

خانعadjective
  1. 1.
    Suspicious, untrustworthyclassical

    Describing someone who is suspect, untrustworthy, or morally corrupt.

  2. 2.
    Wicked, dissoluteclassical

    Characterized by wickedness, treachery, or immoral behavior.

خنعةnoun
  1. 1.
    Suspicion, doubtclassical

    A feeling of suspicion, doubt, or mistrust.

  2. 2.
    Treachery, perfidyclassical

    An act or instance of treachery or perfidy.

خناعةname
  1. 1.
    Tribal ancestor nameclassical

    The name of a progenitor of a tribe, specifically Khināʿah ibn Saʿd.

Parallel reading

الخنوع كالخضوع والذل
Al-khunūʿ is like submission and humiliation.
وأخنعتني إليك الحاجة، أي أخضعتني
And need has made me subservient to you, meaning it has made me submissive.
والخانع: المريب الفاجر
And al-khāniʿ: the suspicious, the wicked.
والخنعة: الريبة
And al-khunʿah: suspicion.
ولا يرون إلى جاراتهم خنعا
And they do not look with suspicion at their neighbors.
وخناعة بالضم: أبو قبيلة
And Khināʿah (with dammah): a tribal ancestor.
وهو خناعة بن سعد ابن هذيل بن مدركة بن إلياس بن ومضر
And he is Khināʿah ibn Saʿd, son of Hudhayl ibn Mudrikah ibn Ilyās ibn Muḍar.