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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of fleeing, escaping, or moving quickly and erratically. It extends to describe a bird known for its restless nature and, metaphorically, a pickpocket or thief.

Derived headwords

خَلَبَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to flee, escapeboth

    To run away and escape from a place or situation.

خَلْبَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fleeing, escapeclassical

    The act of fleeing or escaping; a hasty departure.

الخَلْبُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    small birdclassical

    A bird smaller than a sparrow, similar in color, named for its constant fleeing and restlessness.

  2. 2.
    pickpocket, thiefclassical

    A person who is a pickpocket or thief, metaphorically named after the restless bird.

Parallel reading

هرب وفر
fled and escaped
لما رآني بالبراز حصحصا ... في الأرض مني هربا وخلبصا
When he saw me exposed in the open... he fled and escaped from me on the ground.
والخلبوص، محركة: طائر أصغر من العصفور، بلونه، سمي به لكثرة هربه، وعدم استقراره في موضع
And al-Khalbous, with vowelization: a bird smaller than a sparrow, in its color, named for its frequent fleeing and lack of settling in one place
ومنه سمي الرجل الطرار خلبوصا
And from this, the pickpocket is named a khalbous.