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ختل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deception, trickery, and cunning. It encompasses the act of deceiving someone, the mutual deception between individuals, and the general concept of being sly or deceitful.

Derived headwords

خَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to deceiveboth

    To trick, beguile, or mislead someone.

خَاتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to deceiveboth

    To deceive someone, often implying a more subtle or prolonged form of trickery.

تَخَاتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to deceive each otherboth

    To engage in mutual deception or trickery.

التَّخَاتُلnoun
  1. 1.
    mutual deceptionboth

    mutual deception

Parallel reading

ختله وخاتله، أي خدعه.
He deceived him and he deceived him, meaning he tricked him.
والتخاتل: التخادع.
And mutual deception means mutual trickery.