خَنْعَةٌ
Root: خنع
Full Definition
خَنْعَةٌ
A thing that induces suspicion or evil opinion; a vitious, or an immoral, act; or adultery; or fornication. [See a remark on one of the pls. of خَانِعٌ.] You say, اِطَّلَعَتْ
مِنْ فُلَانٍ عَلَى خَنْعَةٍ
I became acquainted with, or got knowledge of, a vitious, or an immoral, act of such a one. And وَقَعَ فِى
خَنْعَةٍ
He fell into a thing of which one is ashamed.
def.2 A vacant place. You say, لَقِيتُهُ بِخَنْعَةٍ فَقَهَرْتُهُ I found him, or met him, in a vacant place, and I overcame him.
def.2 A vacant place. You say, لَقِيتُهُ بِخَنْعَةٍ فَقَهَرْتُهُ I found him, or met him, in a vacant place, and I overcame him.
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