خبأ

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Form 1خَبَأَهُ2 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarخَبْءٌ

Core sense — he hid it, he concealed it; he kept it, guarded itgenerated

1.1he hid it, he concealed it—خبّأهُ

This form is apparently intensive, or applies to a number of things; its maṣdar is تَخْبِئَةٌ and اختبأهُ.

1.1.1he kept it, guarded it, or took care of it much, and well or carefully—خبّأهُ

He kept it, preserved it, guarded it, or took care of it. [He laid it up; stored it in a place of safety.]

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, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. خَبَاَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. خَبْءٌ , (S, Msb,) He hid, or concealed, it; (Mgh, Msb, K;) as also خبّأهُ , [but app. in an intensive sense, or applying to a number of things,] (K,) inf. n. تَخْبِئَةٌ ; (TA;) and اختبأهُ . (K.) He kept it, preserved it, guarded it, or took care of it. and خبّأهُ he did so much; and well, or carefully. (Msb.) [He laid it up; stored it, or reposited it, in a place of safety.]

Form 2خَبَّاَ1 sense

Core sense — he kept it hidden; he kept a girl concealed from viewgenerated

2.1he kept a girl carefully concealed from view—خبّأ جَارِيَةً

See the ism mafʿūl below.

See form 1, in two places.

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see 1, in two places. [Hence, خبّأ جَارِيَةً He kept a girl carefully concealed from view: see the pass. part. n., below.]

Form 3خَابَأْتُهُ مَا كَذَا1 sense

maṣdarمُخَابَأَةٌ

Core sense — I proposed something to him as a riddlegenerated

3.1

I proposed to him as a riddle: What is such a thing?

same in meaning as حَاجَيْتُهُ.

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, (K,) inf. n. مُخَابَأَةٌ , (TK,) I proposed to him as an enigma, What is such a thing? syn. حَاجَيْتُهُ . (K. [See also 8.])

Form 8اختبأ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — it became hidden; he hid himself; he spoke to him enigmaticallygenerated

8.1

It became hidden, or concealed; he hid himself.

8.2

It is also transitive: see form 1.

8.2.1he expressed a thing to him enigmatically, and then asked him about it—اختبأ لَهُ خَبِيْئًا

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It was, or became, hidden, or concealed: (Mgh:) he hid, or concealed, himself. (S.) It is also trans.: see 1. [Hence,] اختبأ لَهُ خَبِيْئًا He expressed a thing enigmatically to him, and then asked him respecting it. (IDrd, K. [See also 3.])

Derived nouns 13

Nounخَبْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing hidden and unseen; rain; plants, or herbagegenerated

1the rain—خَبْءُ السَّمَآءِ

A thing that is hidden, or concealed, and unseen. Also خِبْءٌ and خُبْأَةٌ, of the measure فُعْلَةٌ, from الخبأ [or rather الخَبْءُ], like غُرْفَةٌ and قُبْضَةٌ from الغَرْفُ; and القَبْضُ and خَبِىْءٌ and خَبِيْئَةٌ, the plural of this last being خَبَايَا.

the plants, or herbage—خَبْءُ الأَرْضِ

the seed which the sower has hidden in the earth—خَبَايَا الأَرْضِ

Or what God has hidden in the mines of the earth.

الَّذِى يُخْرِجُ الخَبْءَ فِى السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ, in the Qur'ān [27:25], is held by Az to mean: Who knows what is unseen in the heavens and the earth; this agrees with Fr's explanation of الخَبْءُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَبْء

27:25

أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ

"(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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(S, Msb, K) and خِبْءٌ (TA) and خُبْأَةٌ , of the measure فُعْلَةٌ from الخبأ [or rather الخَبْءُ ], like غُرْفَةٌ and قُبْضَةٌ from الغَرْفُ and القَبْضُ , (Har p. 426,) and خَبِىْءٌ (S, K) and خَبِيْئَةٌ , (K,) of which last the pl. is خَبَايَا , (TA,) A thing that is hidden, or concealed, (S, * Msb, K,) and absent, or unseen. (K.) [Hence,] خَبْءُ السَّمَآءِ The rain. (Th, S, K.) And خَبْءُ الأَرْضِ The plants, or herbage. (S, K.) And خَبَايَا الأَرْضِ The seed which the sower has hidden in the earth: or what God has hidden in the mines of the earth. (TA, from a trad.) الَّذِى يُخْرِجُ الخَبْءَ فِى السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ , in the Kur [xxvii. 25], is held by Az to mean Who knoweth what is unseen in the heavens and the earth; agreeably with an explanation of الخَبْءُ by Fr. (TA.)

Nounخِبْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing hidden, or concealed, and unseengenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounخَبْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a daughtergenerated

1a daughter—بِنْتٌ

In the CK, النَّبْتُ is put for البِنْتُ.

[A daughter is better than a grown-up boy of evil deeds]—خَبْأَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يَفَعَةِ سَوْءٍ

In Freytag's Arabic Proverbs, 1:438, the first word of this proverb is written خُبَأَة and is followed by صِدْقٍ.

Aboo-Zeyd Saʿeed Ibn-Ows El-Anṣāree gave one of his books the title كتاب خبأة because he began it by mentioning خبأة in the sense of بنت, quoting this proverb in support.

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A daughter; syn. بِنْتٌ . (K, TA. [In the CK, النَّبْتُ is put for البِنْتُ .]) Hence the prov., خَبْأَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يَفَعَةِ سَوْءٍ [A daughter is better than a grown-up boy of evil deeds]. (TA.) [In Freytag's Arab. Prov., i. 438, the first word in this prov. is written خُبَأَة , and followed by صِدْقٍ .] Aboo-Zeyd Sa'eed Ibn-Ows El-Ansáree entitled one of his books كتاب خبأة because he commenced it by mentioning خبأة in the sense of بنت , quoting the foregoing prov. in confirmation thereof. (TA.)

Nounخُبْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woman who shows herself and then hides herselfgenerated

See خَبْءٌ.

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: see خَبْءٌ .

Nounاِمْرَأَةٌ خُبَأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woman who shows herself and then hides herselfgenerated

A woman who shows herself and then hides herself, [like قُبَعَةٌ]; or a woman who keeps to her house, or tent.

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A woman who shows herself and then hides herself: (S, O, TA:) [like قُبَعَةٌ :] or a woman who keeps to her house, or tent. (K.)

Nounخِبَآءٌ2 senses

Core sense — a tent of wool or camels' fur; a hidden brand on a she-camelgenerated

A well-known kind of structure: a kind of tent made of wool, or of camels' fur, or sometimes of goats' hair, set sometimes on two poles, or on three.

Abu Zeyd: what is above this kind is called بَيْتٌ, a tent having one pole, while one that has more than one pole is called بيت.

It is also applied to a بيت, a tent of any kind; see بَيْتٌ.

Plural أَخْبِئَةٌ, or أَخْبِيَةٌ.

It is from خَبَأَهُ, "he hid it, or concealed it"; or it belongs to the root خبى. Most lexicologists hold that its radical letters are خبى; some, that they are خبو; IDrd asserts that they are خبأ. [See also art. خبى.]

A mark made with a hot iron upon some hidden part of an excellent she-camel. Plural أَخْبِئَةٌ.

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A well-known kind of structure; (K;) [i. e.] a kind of tent, (Mgh, TA,) made of wool, (Mgh, Msb,) or of camels' fur, or sometimes of [goats'] hair, sometimes upon two poles, or three; what is above this kind being termed بَيْتٌ : (Msb:) or a tent having one pole; that which has more than one pole being termed بيت : (AZ, TA in art. ربع :) [or] also applied to a بيت [or tent] of any kind: (Towsheeh, TA voce بَيْتٌ , q. v.:) pl. أَخْبِئَةٌ , (TA,) or أَخْبِيَةٌ : (Msb:) it is from خَبَأَهُ “ he hid it, ” or “ concealed it: ” (Mgh:) or it belongs to art. خبى : (K:) most of the lexicologists hold that its radical letters are خبى : some, that they are خبو : IDrd asserts that they are خبأ . (TA:) [See also art. خبى .] A mark made with a hot iron upon some secret part of an excellent she-camel: pl. أَخْبِئَةٌ . (Lth, K.)

Nounخَبِىْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing hidden, or concealedgenerated

See خَبْءٌ; see also form 8.

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: see خَبْءٌ : and see also 8.

Nounخَبِيْئَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing hidden away, a thing stored upgenerated

This word and its plural خَبَايَا: see خَبٌءٌ, in two places.

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, and its pl. خَبَايَا : see خَبٌءٌ , in two places.

Nounكَيْدٌ خَابِئٌ1 sense

Core sense — a stratagem that ends in disappointmentgenerated

An artifice, or a stratagem, that ends in disappointment; the same as خَائِبٌ, formed [from the latter] by transposition.

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An artifice, or a stratagem, resulting in disappointment; i. q. خَائِبٌ ; (AHei, K;) formed [from the latter] by transposition. (AHei.)

Nounخَابِئَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a large jar; winegenerated

1a large jar—خَابِيَةٌ

This is one way it is pronounced; in this word the ء is dropped because the word is used so often. It is the same as حُبٌّ.

Plural خوابى [that is, خَوَابِئُ or خَوَابٍ].

From خَبَأَهُ, "he hid it, or concealed it".

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredwine—بِنْتُ الخَابِيَةِ

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, as sometimes pronounced, (Msb,) or خَابِيَةٌ , with the ء suppressed, (S, Msb, K,) because of frequent usage, (Msb,) i. q. حُبٌّ [q. v.]; (S, K;) i. e. A large jar: pl. خوابى [i. e. خَوَابِئُ , or خَوَابٍ ]: (TA:) from خَبَأَهُ “ he hid it, ” or “ concealed it. ” (S, Msb.) [Hence,] بِنْتُ الخَابِيَةِ Wine. (Har p. 365.)

Nounمَخْبَأٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place or chamber for hiding something, a secret placegenerated

A place, or chamber, for hiding anything; a secret place or chamber. Plural مَخَابِئُ.

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A place, or chamber, for hiding or concealing [anything]; a secret place or chamber: pl. مَخَابِئُ . (MA.)

Nounجَارِيَةٌ مُخَبَّأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a girl kept concealed from view, not yet marriedgenerated

So in the O, and in some of the correct copies of the K; other copies of the K have مُخْبَأَةٌ.

A girl that is kept in the house, or tent, concealed from view; or that conceals herself; that is kept behind the curtain and does not go out; or that is not yet married.

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; so in the [S and] O, and in some of the correct copies of the K; in other copies of the K مُخْبَأَةٌ ; (TA;) [and thus in the CK;] A girl that is [kept in the house, or tent,] concealed from view; or that conceals herself; (S;) that is kept behind, or within, the curtain; (K, TA;) not going forth: or (TA) that is not yet married. (Lth, K, TA.)

Nounمُخْتَبِئٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who conceals himself in order to see unseengenerated

One who conceals himself in order to see without the knowledge of the one who is seen.

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One who conceals himself in order that he may see without the knowledge of him who is seen. (Mgh.)