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خبعج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific type of gait characterized by shortness of steps, haste, and a sense of unease or guilt. It implies moving quickly and somewhat awkwardly, often in a way that suggests the person is up to something or feeling apprehensive.

Derived headwords

الخَبَعْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Short, hurried gaitclassical

    A gait characterized by short, close steps, combined with haste and a sense of unease or guilt.

  2. 2.
    Awkward, hurried movementclassical

    A movement that involves both shortness of steps and haste, often associated with someone approaching something suspicious or problematic.

يَخْبَعِجُverb
  1. 1.
    To walk with short, hurried stepsclassical

    He walks with a gait that is short, close, and hurried, often implying suspicion or guilt.

كأنه لما غدا يخبعج صاحب موقين عليه موزج — As if when he went off, he was walking with a short, hurried gait, wearing a patterned cloak.
جاء إلى جلتها يخبعج — He came to its entirety, walking with a short, hurried gait.

Parallel reading

الخبعجة، بالموحدة بعد الخاء، قال الأزهري: مشية متقاربة كمشية المريب
Al-khaba'jah, with a ba' after the kha', said Al-Azharī: a gait with close steps, like the gait of someone suspicious.
فيها قرمطة وعجلة
It involves shortness of steps and haste.
يقال: جاء يخبعج إلى ريبة
It is said: He came walking with a short, hurried gait towards something suspicious.
كأنه لما غدا يخبعج صاحب موقين عليه موزج
As if when he went off, he was walking with a short, hurried gait, wearing a patterned cloak.
جاء إلى جلتها يخبعج
He came to its entirety, walking with a short, hurried gait.
فكلهن رائم يدردج
And all of them were trying to move along.
وكذلك الخنعجة.
And likewise is al-khana'jah.