خَآءِ

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خَآءِ , (AZ * and S * and TA in باب الالف الليّنة, and K and TA in the present art.,) in which خَآءِ is a صَوْت [or noun significant of a sound], indecl., with kesr for its termination; and خَائِى بك, as in the Book of the Nawádir by Ibn-Háni, in which latter, ISd says, the ى is not for a sign of the fem. gender, because the word is a صوت; and, as Sh says, on the authority of A'Obeyd, خَائِبِكَ; but correctly written as in the Book of Ibn-Háni; Hasten thou [to us]: it is also used in addressing a female, and two persons, and a pl. number: you say [خَآءِ بِكِ, and] خَائِى بِكِ; and خآءِ بِكُمَا, and خَائِى بِكُمَا; and [خَآءِ بِكُمْ, and] خَائِى بِكُمْ. In the saying of El-Kumeyt, بِخَائِى بِكَ ٱلْحَقْ يَهْتِفُونَ وَحَىَّ هَلْ [which app. means Calling out “ Hasten thou, come up with us, ” and “ Come, ” or “ come quickly, ” &c.,] it is held by Ibn-Selemeh to be used as an imprecation, meaning خِبْتَ [mayest thou be disappointed of attaining that which thou desirest]; the poet saying بِخَائِبِكَ for بِأَمْرِكَ ٱلَّذِى خَابَ وَخَسِرَ [meaning By thine affair that shall result in disappointment, and be an occasion of loss]: which, as you see, is at variance with the explanation of AZ.

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