خَبِيرٌ
Root: خبر
Full Definition
خَبِيرٌ
Knowing; having knowledge; as also
خَبِرٌ : or possessing much knowledge with respect to internal things; like شَهِيدٌ with respect to external things: (L in art. شهد:) or possessing knowledge of matters of information, news, tidings, accounts, narratives, or stories; of what is termed
خَبَرٌ; or of what are termed
أَخْبَار; as also
خَابِرٌ and
خَبِرٌ , which last is thought by ISd to be a possessive [as distinguished from a verbal] epithet, [or it is from خَبِرَ, a form which ISd may not have known,] and
خُبْرٌ , which is an intensive epithet: also informed; possessing information. You say, أَنَا بِهِ
خَبِيرٌ
I have knowledge of it. And [hence] الخَبِيرُ is a name of God, meaning He who knoweth what hath been and what is or will be: or He who well knoweth the internal qualities of things.
2 Also Possessing knowledge of God, by being acquainted with his names and his attributes.
3 A lawyer; one skilled in the law, or practical religion.
4 A head, or chief.
def.2 A tiller, or cultivator, of land.
def.3 Fur, or soft hair, syn. وَبَرٌ, of camels, and
2 Hair that has fallen: and with ة, a portion thereof. [See also خَبِيرَةٌ below.]
3
4 Froth, or foam: or the froth, or foam, of the mouths of camels.
def.4 Seasoned, or made savoury.
2 See also خُبْرَةٌ.
2 Also Possessing knowledge of God, by being acquainted with his names and his attributes.
3 A lawyer; one skilled in the law, or practical religion.
4 A head, or chief.
def.2 A tiller, or cultivator, of land.
def.3 Fur, or soft hair, syn. وَبَرٌ, of camels, and
2 Hair that has fallen: and with ة, a portion thereof. [See also خَبِيرَةٌ below.]
3
4 Froth, or foam: or the froth, or foam, of the mouths of camels.
def.4 Seasoned, or made savoury.
2 See also خُبْرَةٌ.
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