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خطرب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a state of hardship or difficulty, particularly in financial matters. It also extends to the concept of speaking falsely or making unfounded claims.

Derived headwords

الخَطْرَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    financial hardshipclassical

    A state of difficulty or narrowness in one's livelihood or financial situation.

خَطْرَبverb
  1. 1.
    to speak falselyclassical

    To utter falsehoods or make claims that are not true.

تَخَطْرَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to speak falselyclassical

    To utter falsehoods or make claims that are not true; this is a verb form indicating the same meaning as the Form I verb.

خَطْرَبadjective
  1. 1.
    one who makes false claimsclassical

    A man who speaks falsely or makes claims about things he has not done or experienced.

خَطَارِبadjective
  1. 1.
    one who makes false claimsclassical

    A man who speaks falsely or makes claims about things he has not done or experienced; this is an alternative form to 'خطرب'.

Parallel reading

هو (بالخاء والحاء: الضيق في المعاش.
It is (with Kha and Ha): narrowness in livelihood.
ورجل خطرب وخطارب، بضمهما أي متقول بما لم يكن جاء
And a man is Khatrab and Khatarib, with both pronounced with damma, meaning one who claims what he has not done.
وقد خطرب، وتخطرب: تقول
And he has Khatraba, and Takhatraba: meaning he speaks falsely.