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خزعبل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to nonsensical talk, falsehoods, and things that amuse or entertain people, often in a lighthearted or deceptive manner.

Derived headwords

خُزْعَبَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lies, falsehoodsclassical

    Utterances or statements that are untrue or deceptive.

خُزْعَبِيلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    amusing thingsclassical

    Things said or done that cause people to laugh or be entertained.

Parallel reading

الخزعبل: الأباطيل
Al-khuza'bil: falsehoods.
والخز عبيلة: ما أضحكت به القوم
And al-khuza'bila: that by which you make people laugh.
هات بعض خز عبيلاتك
Bring forth some of your amusing things.