خعب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to negative qualities of a man, specifically being base, ignoble, or effeminate. It also touches upon physical characteristics like being brittle or easily broken.

Derived headwords

الخَيْعَابَةnoun

1.
base manclassical
A man who is base, ignoble, and of low standing.

خَيْعَابَةnoun

1.
effeminate personclassical
A person, specifically a man, who is effeminate or homosexual.

الخَيْعَامَةnoun

1.
effeminate personclassical
A person, specifically a man, who is effeminate or homosexual. This is a variant spelling of الخيعابة.

خَيْعَامَةnoun

1.
brittle materialclassical
Material that is brittle and easily broken into pieces.

الخُرَعadjective

1.
easily bendingclassical
Describing something that is quick to bend, twist, or break.

Parallel reading

ولا خرع خيعابة دي غوائل هيام كجعفر الأبطح المتهيل

And not a base, ignoble man afflicted by the evils of love, like Ja'far al-Abṭaḥ al-Mutahhayyil.

الخيعابة والخيعامة: المأبون

Al-Khay'abah and al-Khay'amah: the sodomite.

ويروى: خيعامة

And it is narrated: Khay'amah.

الخرع: السريع التثني والانكسار

Al-Khura': the quick to bend and break.

الخيعامة: القصف المتكسر

Al-Khay'amah: the brittle, broken material.

ولا هلع لاع إذا الشول حاردت وضنت بباقي درها المتنزل

And not a fearful, cowardly one when the young camels are reluctant and stingy with the remaining milk.