ختعر
Q. 1 خَتْعَرَ,
inf. n. خَتْعَرَةٌ, It passed away, and came to nought: (
K: but only the
inf. n. is there mentioned:) said of the mirage. (
Kr.) خَيْتَعُورٌ Anything that does not remain in one state; and that passes away, and comes to nought; (
S,
K:) or that has no real existence. (
IAth.)
b2: The mirage;
syn. سَرَابٌ: (
S,
K:) or what remains of the latter part of the mirage, when it becomes dispersed, and delays not to pass away and come to nought. (
Kr,
L.)
b3: [Gossamer; i. e.] what descends from the air in a time of intense heat, like spiders' webs; (
S;) a thing like spiders' webs, which appears in a time of heat, (
K,) descending from the sky, (
TA,) resembling threads, (
K,) or white threads, (
TA,) in the air. (
K.) [See لُعَابُ الشَّمْسِ, in art.
لعب.]
b4: The present world or life. (
K.)
b5: The devil: (
Fr,
K:) or the devil of the 'Akabeh, called أَزَبُّ العَقَبَةِ (
IAth.)
b6: The [imaginary creature called] غُول: (
S,
K:) because it changes its appearance. (
TA.)
b7: A certain insect, (
K,) of a black colour, (
TA,) that is upon the surface of water, and that does not remain in one place (
K) save as long as the time of the winking of an eye. (
TA.)
b8: A perfidious, or an unfaithful, man. (
TA.)
b9: A woman whose affection does not last: (
TA:) a woman evil in disposition: (
K:) likened to a غُول inasmuch as her love does not last. (
TA.)
b10: The wolf: (
S,
K:) because of his unfaithfulness. (
TA.)
b11: The lion: (
K:) because of his perfidiousness. (
TA.)
b12: A calamity;
syn. دَاهِيَةٌ. (
S,
K.)
b13: نَوًى خَيْتَعُورٌ [A point towards which one journeys] that is not in a right direction;
syn. اَلَّتِى لَا تَسْتَقِيمُ: (
L:) or far distant. (
K.)
