خب

See also: خت, چت, چپ, جب, and حب

Arabic

Root
خ ب ب (ḵ b b)
2 terms

Verb

خَبَّ • (ḵabba) I (first-person singular past خَبِبْتُ (ḵabibtu), non-past يَخَبُّ (yaḵabbu), verbal noun خَبّ (ḵabb) or خِبّ (ḵibb))

to subside, to sink in
to alight and abode in a depressed tract or ground, in order that one’s place might not be known (like e. g. to avoid claims upon one’s hospitability)
to be or become deceitful

Conjugation

Conjugation of خَبَّ (I, geminate, i ~ a, no passive, verbal nouns خَبّ, خِبّ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					خَبّ, خِبّ ḵabb, ḵibb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					خَبّ ḵabb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَبِبْتُ ḵabibtu	خَبِبْتَ ḵabibta	خَبَّ ḵabba	خَبِبْتُمَا ḵabibtumā	خَبَّا ḵabbā	خَبِبْنَا ḵabibnā	خَبِبْتُمْ ḵabibtum	خَبُّوا ḵabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خَبِبْتُ ḵabibtu	خَبِبْتِ ḵabibti	خَبَّتْ ḵabbat	خَبِبْتُمَا ḵabibtumā	خَبَّتَا ḵabbatā	خَبِبْنَا ḵabibnā	خَبِبْتُنَّ ḵabibtunna	خَبِبْنَ ḵabibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخَبُّ ʔaḵabbu	تَخَبُّ taḵabbu	يَخَبُّ yaḵabbu	تَخَبَّانِ taḵabbāni	يَخَبَّانِ yaḵabbāni	نَخَبُّ naḵabbu	تَخَبُّونَ taḵabbūna	يَخَبُّونَ yaḵabbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَخَبُّ ʔaḵabbu	تَخَبِّينَ taḵabbīna	تَخَبُّ taḵabbu	تَخَبَّانِ taḵabbāni	تَخَبَّانِ taḵabbāni	نَخَبُّ naḵabbu	تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخَبَّ ʔaḵabba	تَخَبَّ taḵabba	يَخَبَّ yaḵabba	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	يَخَبَّا yaḵabbā	نَخَبَّ naḵabba	تَخَبُّوا taḵabbū	يَخَبُّوا yaḵabbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَخَبَّ ʔaḵabba	تَخَبِّي taḵabbī	تَخَبَّ taḵabba	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	نَخَبَّ naḵabba	تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخَبَّ, أَخَبِّ, أَخْبَبْ ʔaḵabba, ʔaḵabbi, ʔaḵbab	تَخَبَّ, تَخَبِّ, تَخْبَبْ taḵabba, taḵabbi, taḵbab	يَخَبَّ, يَخَبِّ, يَخْبَبْ yaḵabba, yaḵabbi, yaḵbab	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	يَخَبَّا yaḵabbā	نَخَبَّ, نَخَبِّ, نَخْبَبْ naḵabba, naḵabbi, naḵbab	تَخَبُّوا taḵabbū	يَخَبُّوا yaḵabbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَخَبَّ, أَخَبِّ, أَخْبَبْ ʔaḵabba, ʔaḵabbi, ʔaḵbab	تَخَبِّي taḵabbī	تَخَبَّ, تَخَبِّ, تَخْبَبْ taḵabba, taḵabbi, taḵbab	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	نَخَبَّ, نَخَبِّ, نَخْبَبْ naḵabba, naḵabbi, naḵbab	تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَبَّ, خَبِّ, اِخْبَبْ ḵabba, ḵabbi, iḵbab		خَبَّا ḵabbā			خَبُّوا ḵabbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		خَبِّي ḵabbī		خَبَّا ḵabbā			اِخْبَبْنَ iḵbabna

Verb

خَبَّ • (ḵabba) I (non-past يَخُبُّ (yaḵubbu), verbal noun خَبَب (ḵabab) or خَبِيب (ḵabīb))

to trot, to gallop easily
to waw, to undulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of خَبَّ (I, geminate, a ~ u, no passive, verbal nouns خَبَب, خَبِيب)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					خَبَب, خَبِيب ḵabab, ḵabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					خَابّ ḵābb
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَبَبْتُ ḵababtu	خَبَبْتَ ḵababta	خَبَّ ḵabba	خَبَبْتُمَا ḵababtumā	خَبَّا ḵabbā	خَبَبْنَا ḵababnā	خَبَبْتُمْ ḵababtum	خَبُّوا ḵabbū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	خَبَبْتُ ḵababtu	خَبَبْتِ ḵababti	خَبَّتْ ḵabbat	خَبَبْتُمَا ḵababtumā	خَبَّتَا ḵabbatā	خَبَبْنَا ḵababnā	خَبَبْتُنَّ ḵababtunna	خَبَبْنَ ḵababna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخُبُّ ʔaḵubbu	تَخُبُّ taḵubbu	يَخُبُّ yaḵubbu	تَخُبَّانِ taḵubbāni	يَخُبَّانِ yaḵubbāni	نَخُبُّ naḵubbu	تَخُبُّونَ taḵubbūna	يَخُبُّونَ yaḵubbūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَخُبُّ ʔaḵubbu	تَخُبِّينَ taḵubbīna	تَخُبُّ taḵubbu	تَخُبَّانِ taḵubbāni	تَخُبَّانِ taḵubbāni	نَخُبُّ naḵubbu	تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخُبَّ ʔaḵubba	تَخُبَّ taḵubba	يَخُبَّ yaḵubba	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	يَخُبَّا yaḵubbā	نَخُبَّ naḵubba	تَخُبُّوا taḵubbū	يَخُبُّوا yaḵubbū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَخُبَّ ʔaḵubba	تَخُبِّي taḵubbī	تَخُبَّ taḵubba	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	نَخُبَّ naḵubba	تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخُبَّ, أَخُبِّ, أَخْبُبْ ʔaḵubba, ʔaḵubbi, ʔaḵbub	تَخُبَّ, تَخُبِّ, تَخْبُبْ taḵubba, taḵubbi, taḵbub	يَخُبَّ, يَخُبِّ, يَخْبُبْ yaḵubba, yaḵubbi, yaḵbub	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	يَخُبَّا yaḵubbā	نَخُبَّ, نَخُبِّ, نَخْبُبْ naḵubba, naḵubbi, naḵbub	تَخُبُّوا taḵubbū	يَخُبُّوا yaḵubbū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَخُبَّ, أَخُبِّ, أَخْبُبْ ʔaḵubba, ʔaḵubbi, ʔaḵbub	تَخُبِّي taḵubbī	تَخُبَّ, تَخُبِّ, تَخْبُبْ taḵubba, taḵubbi, taḵbub	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	نَخُبَّ, نَخُبِّ, نَخْبُبْ naḵubba, naḵubbi, naḵbub	تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خُبَّ, خُبِّ, اُخْبُبْ ḵubba, ḵubbi, uḵbub		خُبَّا ḵubbā			خُبُّوا ḵubbū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		خُبِّي ḵubbī		خُبَّا ḵubbā			اُخْبُبْنَ uḵbubna

Noun

خَبّ or خِبّ • (ḵabb or ḵibb) m (plural خُبُوب (ḵubūb))

deception, fraud, verbal noun of خَبَّ (ḵabba) (form I)
deceiver, cheater
- 7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, 27:69:
  لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ خِبٌّ وَلَا مَنَّانٌ وَلَا بَخِيلٌ
  lā yadḵulu l-jannata ḵibbun walā mannānun walā baḵīlun
  The cheater, the laudicenus and the miser don’t enter paradise.
waw, wave

Declension

Declension of noun خَبّ (ḵabb)‎; خِبّ (ḵibb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَبّ‎; خِبّ ḵabb‎; ḵibb	الْخَبّ‎; الْخِبّ al-ḵabb‎; al-ḵibb	خَبّ‎; خِبّ ḵabb‎; ḵibb
Nominative	خَبٌّ‎; خِبٌّ ḵabbun‎; ḵibbun	الْخَبُّ‎; الْخِبُّ al-ḵabbu‎; al-ḵibbu	خَبُّ‎; خِبُّ ḵabbu‎; ḵibbu
Accusative	خَبًّا‎; خِبًّا ḵabban‎; ḵibban	الْخَبَّ‎; الْخِبَّ al-ḵabba‎; al-ḵibba	خَبَّ‎; خِبَّ ḵabba‎; ḵibba
Genitive	خَبٍّ‎; خِبٍّ ḵabbin‎; ḵibbin	الْخَبِّ‎; الْخِبِّ al-ḵabbi‎; al-ḵibbi	خَبِّ‎; خِبِّ ḵabbi‎; ḵibbi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَبَّيْن‎; خِبَّيْن ḵabbayn‎; ḵibbayn	الْخَبَّيْن‎; الْخِبَّيْن al-ḵabbayn‎; al-ḵibbayn	خَبَّيْ‎; خِبَّيْ ḵabbay‎; ḵibbay
Nominative	خَبَّانِ‎; خِبَّانِ ḵabbāni‎; ḵibbāni	الْخَبَّانِ‎; الْخِبَّانِ al-ḵabbāni‎; al-ḵibbāni	خَبَّا‎; خِبَّا ḵabbā‎; ḵibbā
Accusative	خَبَّيْنِ‎; خِبَّيْنِ ḵabbayni‎; ḵibbayni	الْخَبَّيْنِ‎; الْخِبَّيْنِ al-ḵabbayni‎; al-ḵibbayni	خَبَّيْ‎; خِبَّيْ ḵabbay‎; ḵibbay
Genitive	خَبَّيْنِ‎; خِبَّيْنِ ḵabbayni‎; ḵibbayni	الْخَبَّيْنِ‎; الْخِبَّيْنِ al-ḵabbayni‎; al-ḵibbayni	خَبَّيْ‎; خِبَّيْ ḵabbay‎; ḵibbay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُبُوب ḵubūb	الْخُبُوب al-ḵubūb	خُبُوب ḵubūb
Nominative	خُبُوبٌ ḵubūbun	الْخُبُوبُ al-ḵubūbu	خُبُوبُ ḵubūbu
Accusative	خُبُوبًا ḵubūban	الْخُبُوبَ al-ḵubūba	خُبُوبَ ḵubūba
Genitive	خُبُوبٍ ḵubūbin	الْخُبُوبِ al-ḵubūbi	خُبُوبِ ḵubūbi

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: խաբ (xab) (possibly)
→ Persian: خب (xab)

Persian

Etymology 1

Variation of (xub, “good, well, so”), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡 (xūb), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ʰuvāpa), from Proto-Iranian *HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”) +‎ *h₃épos (“work”). Compare Sogdian [script needed] (xwp).

Alternative forms

خو (xo) (colloquiall)

Conjunction

خب • (xob)

so (with the result that)

Adverb

خب • (xob)

so (in a particular manner)
so (in the same manner)

Interjection

خب • (xob)

so, then, okay

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خَبّ (ḵabb).

Noun

خب • (xab)^[1]

(rare) deception, fraud
Synonyms: فریب (farib), حیله (hile)

References

^ Palatecʻi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) “խէպ”, in Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʻ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 189a

[1] Palatecʻi, Gēorg Dpir (1829) “խէպ”, in Baṙaran Parskerēn əst kargi haykakan aybubenicʻ [Persian Dictionary in the Order of the Armenian Alphabet] (in Armenian), Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 189a

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