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خوب

1 خَابَ خاب , aor. يَخُوبُ, inf. n. خَوْبٌ, He was, or became, poor, needy, or indigent. (IAar, K.) ― -b2- See also خَابَ in art. خيب. خَوْبَةٌ خوبه خوبة A state of utter destitution, in which nothing remains in possession: so in the saying, أَصَابَتْهُمْ خَوْبَةٌ [A state of utter destitution befell them]. (A'Obeyd, T.) ― -b2- Hunger: (AA, T, S, A, K:) pl. خَوْبَاتٌ. (TA.) So in the phrase, أَصَابَتْهُ خَوْبَةٌ [Hunger befell him]. (AA, S.) Sh knew not this word, and thought it to be a mistake for حَوْبَةٌ; (T;) which latter signifies “ want. ” (S.) [See the latter word.] -A2- A tract of land upon which rain has not fallen, between two tracts of land watered by rain. (AA, S, K.) ― -b2- Land that is bad, (S,) in which is no pasture (S, K) nor water. (TA.) So in the saying, نَزَلْنَا بِخَوْبَةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ [We alighted in bad land, without pasture or water]. (S.) [See also حُوبَةٌ.]
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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