خبط

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ب ط (ḵ-b-ṭ)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /xabtˤ/
• IPA^(key): /χabˤtˤ/

Noun

خَبْط • (ḵabṭ) m

1. (Classical Arabic) knock, kick, hit
   • زُهير بن أبي سلمى

     رَأَيتُ المَنايا خَبطَ عَشواءَ مَن تُصِب ... تُمِتهُ وَمَن تُخطِئ يُعَمَّر فَيَهرَمِ

     I saw deaths a hit of a blind [camel/animal] whomever she hits ... she kills, and whomever she misses ages and grows old

Declension

Declension of noun خَبْط (ḵabṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَبْط ḵabṭ	الْخَبْط al-ḵabṭ	خَبْط ḵabṭ
Nominative	خَبْطٌ ḵabṭun	الْخَبْطُ al-ḵabṭu	خَبْطُ ḵabṭu
Accusative	خَبْطًا ḵabṭan	الْخَبْطَ al-ḵabṭa	خَبْطَ ḵabṭa
Genitive	خَبْطٍ ḵabṭin	الْخَبْطِ al-ḵabṭi	خَبْطِ ḵabṭi

Derived terms

• خَبْطَ عَشْوَاءَ (ḵabṭa ʕašwāʔa)

Synonyms

• (hit): ضَرْبْ (ḍarb)
• (knock): رَفْس (rafs)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈxabbatˤ(a)/

Verb

خَبَّطَ • (ḵabbaṭa) II (non-past يُخَبِّطُ (yuḵabbiṭu), verbal noun تَخْبِيط (taḵbīṭ))

1. to knock

Synonyms

• دَقَّ (daqqa), طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa)

Descendants

• Maltese: ħabbat