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خُبْثٌ خبث an inf. n. of خَبُثَ: (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) [used as a simple subst., it means Any of the qualities denoted by the epithet خَبِيثٌ, q. v., i. e. badness, &c.:] and ↓ خِبِّيثَى signifies the same: (K:) or this is a subst. from أَخْبثَ meaning “ he had a bad, wicked, or deceitful, family; ” (TA;) and signifies the state of having bad, wicked, or deceitful, companions or friends or connexions: (L:) ↓ خَابِثَةٌ , also, is syn. with [خُبْثٌ, and so is] ↓ خَبَاثَةٌ , (K,) [for] this last is another inf. n. of خَبُثَ, like خُبْثٌ, (S, Mgh, K,) or it is a simple subst. (Msb.) [Hence,] the first particularly signifies (tropical:) Adultery, or fornication. (K, TA.) See also خَبِيثٌ, in three places.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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