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1 خَبَّ خب , (A, L, K,) sec. pers. خَبِبْتَ, like عَلِمْتَ, aor. يَخَبُّ, inf. n. خِبٌّ; (S, L, K; *) or خَبَّ, [sec. pers. خَبَبْتَ,] aor. يَخُبُّ, like يَقْتُلُ, inf. n. خَبٌّ; (Msb; [in which خِبٌّ is regarded as a simple subst.; but I doubt the correctness of this, and of the verb's being like قَتَلَ;]) He (a man) was, or became, deceitful, (Msb, K, TA,) wicked, dishonest, or dissimulating, (K, TA,) and a mischief-maker: (TA:) [or] he was, or became, a great deceiver, or very deceitful, (S, A, L, K, TA,) wicked and deceitful, and a mischief-maker. (S, * A, * L, TA.) [In the K and TA, neither the aor. nor the inf. n. of خَبَّ as signifying “ he was, or became, a great deceiver, or very deceitful, ” is specified; nor the sec. pers. of the pret., which indicates the form of the aor.] ― -b2- [Hence, app.,] خَبَّ signifies also He alighted and abode in a depressed tract of ground, in order that his place might be unknown, from a motive of niggardliness [to avoid claims upon his hospitality, thus deceiving passers by]. (K, TA.) ― -b3- And He denied, or refused, what he possessed. (K.) -A2- خَبَّ, (S, A, K,) aor. يُخُبُّ, with damm, (S, A,) deviating from a general rule, accord. to which an intrans. v. of this class [of the measure فَعَلَ] should be with kesr, (MF,) inf. n. خَبٌّ (S, K) and خَبَبٌ and خَبِيبٌ, (S, A, K,) He went the pace, or in the manner, denoted by خَبَبٌ as explained below; said of a horse; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ اختبّ : (Th, K:) and in like manner said of a man. (TA.) You say, جَاؤُوا تَخُبُّ بِهِمُ الدَّوَابُّ [They came, the beasts going with them the pace, or in the manner, termed خَبَبٌ]. (A.) And خَبَّ فِى الأَمْرِ, aor. خَبُ3َ , inf. n. خَبَبٌ, He hastened to begin the affair. (Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence,] خَبَّ, (aor. يَخُبُّ, TA, [inf. n. خَبٌّ,]) said of the sea, (tropical:) It was, or became, agitated, or in a state of commotion; (T, S, A, K, TA;) the waves dashing together, and the winds whirling; (T, A, TA;) such being the case at a certain period, when the ships make for the shore, for safety, or cast anchor. (T, TA.) You say, أَصَابَهُمُ الخَبُّ (tropical:) Agitation, or commotion, of the sea, with a whirling of the winds, befell them: (T, A, TA:) or اصابهم خَبٌّ, i. e. خَبَّ بِهِمُ البَحْرُ (tropical:) The sea became agitated, or in a state of commotion, with them. (S, TA.) ― -b3- Also, said of the dust, (tropical:) It rose high: (JK, TA:) and (tropical:) it ran along. (TA.) ― -b4- And said of a plant, or of herbage, (tropical:) It became tall. (JK, S, A, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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