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خُبْثٌ

Root: خبث

Full Definition

خُبْثٌ an Verbal.Noun of خَبُثَ: [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: or this is a subst. from أَخْبثَ meaning “ he had a bad, wicked, or deceitful, family; ” and signifies the state of having bad, wicked, or deceitful, companions or friends or connexions: خَابِثَةٌ , also, is syn. with [خُبْثٌ, and so is] خَبَاثَةٌ , [for] this last is another Verbal.Noun of خَبُثَ, like خُبْثٌ, or it is a simple subst. [Hence,] the first particularly signifies Adultery, or fornication. See also خَبِيثٌ, in three places.
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