خَلَبَهُ
Root: خلب
Form: 1
Full Definition
خَلَبَهُI
, Present.T
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ـِ or
ـِ and
ـُ Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ, He wounded him, or scratched him, or cut him, with his nail; as also
: he seized him, i. e. the prey, with his claw or talon: or he rent his skin with his dog-tooth: or he rent it with his dog-tooth: or
2 Also It bit him.
3 And خَلَبَ النَّبَاتَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ, He cut the plants, or herbage; as also .
4 And خَلَبَ بِالمِخْلَبِ He worked, and cut, with the reaping-hook.
5 The root denotes the making a thing to incline: for الطَّائِرُ يَخْلُِبُ بِمِخْلَبِهِ الشَّىْءَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ [The bird makes to incline, with its talon, the thing towards himself].
6 [Hence,] خَلَبَ فُلَانًا عَقْلَهُ, Present.T ـِ and ـُ He despoiled, or deprived, such a one of his reason: or خَلَبَ المَرْأَةَ عَقْلَهَا, Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ, he despoiled, or deprived, the woman of her reason: and خَلَبَتْ عَقْلَهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, she took away his reason; as also .
7 And [hence,] خِلَابَةٌ signifies The endeavouring to deceive or beguile with blandishing speech: or deceiving with the tongue: or a woman's captivating the heart of a man by the most blandishing and deceiving speech. You say, خَلَبَهُ, Present.T ـُ or ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ and خِلَابَةٌ, or this is a simple subst., and خِلَابٌ; and ; and ; He deceived him with his tongue: or he despoiled, or deprived, him of his reason, بِمَنْطِقِهِ [by his speech]: or, followed by بِمَنْطِقِهِ, he made his heart to incline [to him] by the most blandishing speech. It is said in a prov., إِذَا لَمْ تَغْلِبْ فَٱخْلُبْ, or فَٱخْلِبْ; accord. to the former reading, which is that of As, When thou dost not overcome, use deceit: accord. to the latter reading, [it is said to mean when thou dost not overcome,] grasp little after little; as though it were taken from مِخْلَبٌ signifying “ a claw ” or “ talon. ”
2 Also It bit him.
3 And خَلَبَ النَّبَاتَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ, He cut the plants, or herbage; as also .
4 And خَلَبَ بِالمِخْلَبِ He worked, and cut, with the reaping-hook.
5 The root denotes the making a thing to incline: for الطَّائِرُ يَخْلُِبُ بِمِخْلَبِهِ الشَّىْءَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ [The bird makes to incline, with its talon, the thing towards himself].
6 [Hence,] خَلَبَ فُلَانًا عَقْلَهُ, Present.T ـِ and ـُ He despoiled, or deprived, such a one of his reason: or خَلَبَ المَرْأَةَ عَقْلَهَا, Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ, he despoiled, or deprived, the woman of her reason: and خَلَبَتْ عَقْلَهُ, Verbal.Noun as above, she took away his reason; as also .
7 And [hence,] خِلَابَةٌ signifies The endeavouring to deceive or beguile with blandishing speech: or deceiving with the tongue: or a woman's captivating the heart of a man by the most blandishing and deceiving speech. You say, خَلَبَهُ, Present.T ـُ or ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun خَلْبٌ and خِلَابَةٌ, or this is a simple subst., and خِلَابٌ; and ; and ; He deceived him with his tongue: or he despoiled, or deprived, him of his reason, بِمَنْطِقِهِ [by his speech]: or, followed by بِمَنْطِقِهِ, he made his heart to incline [to him] by the most blandishing speech. It is said in a prov., إِذَا لَمْ تَغْلِبْ فَٱخْلُبْ, or فَٱخْلِبْ; accord. to the former reading, which is that of As, When thou dost not overcome, use deceit: accord. to the latter reading, [it is said to mean when thou dost not overcome,] grasp little after little; as though it were taken from مِخْلَبٌ signifying “ a claw ” or “ talon. ”
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