خدب
1 خَدَبَهُ, (
S,
K,)
aor. ـُ
inf. n. خَدْبٌ, (
TA,) He smote him with a sword: (
S,
K:) or he cut him: (
Az:) or he smote him with a sword, cutting the flesh, without cutting the bone: (
T,
K:) or he smote him on the head, (
JK,
K, *
TA,) and the like, (
JK,
TA,) with a sword. (
JK.)
b2: خَدْبٌ signifies also The act of rending, or cutting open, the skin and the flesh together, (
JK,
S,
TA.) with the canine tooth. (
JK,
TA.)
b3: And The act of biting. (
K.) You say, خَدَبَتْهُ الحَيَّةُ The serpent bit him. (
S.)
b4: and The act of lying, or saying what is untrue. (
K.) You say, خَدَبَ He lied. (
JK,
S.)
b5: And The act of milking much. (
K.) 5 تخدّب He went a middling pace. (
As,
K.) خَدَبٌ Stupidity; (
JK;)
i. q. هَوَجٌ [which means the same; or tallness combined with stupidity; &c.]: (
S,
K:) and [simply] tallness, or length; (
S, *
K,
TA;) as also ↓ خُدْبَةٌ. (
TA.) One says, كَانَ بِنَعَامَةَ خَدَبٌ There was, in Na'ámeh, هَوَج [i. e. stupidity, &c.]: (
S,
TA:) Na'ámeh being the surname of Beyhes, (
TA,) who became the subject of a
prov. respecting the taking of blood-revenge: (
K in art. بهس:) Beyhes El-Fezáree, surnamed En-Na'ámeh, [or simply Na'ámeh,] was one of seven brothers, who were slain [in a case of blood-revenge], except himself; he being left because of his stupidity; for which he became proverbial. (
TA in art. بهس.) One says also, فِى لِسَانِهِ [He is long-tongued;
lit.] in his tongue is length. (
S.)
b2: Also The act of making haste. (
KL.) خَدِبٌ Cutting; or sharp: (
IAar,
K:) applied to a sword, and a spear-head, and a dog-tooth. (
IAar.)
A2: See also أَخْدَبُ, in three places.
خُدْبَةٌ: see خَدَبٌ.
وَقَعُوا فِى وَادِى خَدِبَاتٍ [They fell into the valley of Khadibát]: a
prov., applied to a man who falls into perdition; or to one who misses the object of his aim, or pursuit: (
As,
K: *) see, respecting it, [جَذَبَات, in] art. جذب. (
TA.) خَدِبٌّ An old man. (
A,
K.) Great, big, or bulky; (
S,
A,
K;) applied to a man, (
S,) or to an ostrich, &c.; (
K;)
fem. with ة, applied to a girl: (
S:) great, and thick or coarse or rude [in make]: (
TA:) big in the sides: (
Ham p. 439:) big and strong; applied to an old man: (
JK:) a man, and a camel, perfect and strong in make: (
A:) a camel strong and hardy (
A,
K,
TA) and big. (
TA.) خَادِبَةٌ, (
JK,
TA,) or شَجَّةٌ خَادِبَةٌ, (
TA,) A severe wound breaking the head. (
JK,
TA.) خَيْدَبٌ, (
S,
K,) or ↓ خَيْدَبَةٌ, (
JK,) A conspicuous road: (
JK,
S,
K:) so says Esh-Sheybánee. (
S.)
b2: And the latter, A way of acting or conduct: so in the saying, فُلَانٌ عَلَى خَيْدَبَةٍ
صَالِحَةٍ [Such a one is following a good, righteous, or just, way of acting or conduct]. (
TA.)
b3: Opinion, judgment, or counsel: (
K:) so in the saying, تَرَكْتُهُ وَخَيْدَبَتَهُ [I forsook him and his counsel]. (
TA.)
b4: One's first, or original, affair, concern, or business: (
Az,
JK,
S,
K:) so in the saying, أَقْبِلْ عَلَى خَيْدَبَتِكَ [Apply thyself to thy first, or thine original, affair, &c.] (
Az,
JK,
S.) خَيْدَبَةٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.
أَخْدَبُ (
S,
K) and ↓ خَدِبٌ (
JK) and ↓ مُتَخَدِّبٌ (
S,
K,) applied to a man, (
JK,
S,) Stupid; (
JK;) characterized by هَوَج [i. e. stupidity, or tallness combined with stupidity, &c.]; (
S,
K;) and [simply] by tallness: (
K: [in which أَخْدَبُ is said to be
syn. with طَوِيلٌ:])
fem. [of the first], applied to a woman, خَدْبَآءُ: (
S:) and the first, one who cannot restrain himself, by reason of stupidity: (
TA:) and the same, (
K,) or ↓ خَدِبٌ, (
JK,) one who goes his own way, at random, or heedlessly, without any certain aim or object, or without consideration, not obeying a guide to the right course, (
JK,
K,
TA,) by reason of ignorance, (
JK,) or from boldness. (
TA.)
b2: Also [the
fem.] خَدْبَآ
Mُ, applied to any [she-] animal, That is wont to wound, and kill, and seize its prey and break its neck. (
IAar.) And حَرْبَةٌ خَدْبَآءُ and ↓ خَدِبَةٌ [A dart, or javelin,] that inflicts a wide wound. (
K.) And طَعْنَةٌ خَدْبَآءُ, (
S,) and ضَرْبَةٌ خَدْبَآءُ, (
K,) [A thrust, and a blow,] with which the جَوْف [or belly, &c.,] is assaulted: (
S,
K:) or the former, a wide thrust or wound with a spear or the like: and the latter, a continuous and long act of beating. (
TA.)
b3: And دِرْعٌ خَدْبَآءُ A coat of mail that is smooth, or pliable, (لَيِّنَةٌ,
JK,
S,
K,) and (so in the
JK, but in the
K “ or ” ) wide. (
JK,
K.) مُتَخَدِّبٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.
