اختبأ

Arabic

Root
خ ب ء (ḵ-b-ʔ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ix.ta.baʔ/

Verb

اِخْتَبَأَ • (iḵtabaʔa) VIII, non-past يَخْتَبِئُ‎ (yaḵtabiʔu)

1. (transitive, archaic) to hide
2. (intransitive) to hide

   شَعَرَ جُحَا بِوُجُودِ لِصٍّ فِي دَارِهِ لَيْلًا، فَقَامَ إِلَى ٱلْخِزَانَةِ وَٱخْتَبَأَ بِهَا

   šaʕara juḥā bi-wujūdi liṣṣin fī dārihi laylan, fa-qāma ʔila l-ḵizānati wa-ḵtabaʔa bihā

   Juha sensed the presence of a thief in his house at night, so he went to the closet and hid in it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

اِخْتَبَأَ

(form-VIII sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِخْتِبَاء iḵtibāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُخْتَبِئ muḵtabiʔ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُخْتَبَأ muḵtabaʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِخْتَبَأْتُ iḵtabaʔtu	اِخْتَبَأْتَ iḵtabaʔta	اِخْتَبَأَ iḵtabaʔa		اِخْتَبَأْتُمَا iḵtabaʔtumā	اِخْتَبَآ iḵtabaʔā		اِخْتَبَأْنَا iḵtabaʔnā	اِخْتَبَأْتُمْ iḵtabaʔtum	اِخْتَبَأُوا or اِخْتَبَؤُوا iḵtabaʔū
	f		اِخْتَبَأْتِ iḵtabaʔti	اِخْتَبَأَتْ iḵtabaʔat			اِخْتَبَأَتَا iḵtabaʔatā			اِخْتَبَأْتُنَّ iḵtabaʔtunna	اِخْتَبَأْنَ iḵtabaʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْتَبِئُ ʔaḵtabiʔu	تَخْتَبِئُ taḵtabiʔu	يَخْتَبِئُ yaḵtabiʔu		تَخْتَبِئَانِ taḵtabiʔāni	يَخْتَبِئَانِ yaḵtabiʔāni		نَخْتَبِئُ naḵtabiʔu	تَخْتَبِئُونَ taḵtabiʔūna	يَخْتَبِئُونَ yaḵtabiʔūna
	f		تَخْتَبِئِينَ taḵtabiʔīna	تَخْتَبِئُ taḵtabiʔu			تَخْتَبِئَانِ taḵtabiʔāni			تَخْتَبِئْنَ taḵtabiʔna	يَخْتَبِئْنَ yaḵtabiʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْتَبِئَ ʔaḵtabiʔa	تَخْتَبِئَ taḵtabiʔa	يَخْتَبِئَ yaḵtabiʔa		تَخْتَبِئَا taḵtabiʔā	يَخْتَبِئَا yaḵtabiʔā		نَخْتَبِئَ naḵtabiʔa	تَخْتَبِئُوا taḵtabiʔū	يَخْتَبِئُوا yaḵtabiʔū
	f		تَخْتَبِئِي taḵtabiʔī	تَخْتَبِئَ taḵtabiʔa			تَخْتَبِئَا taḵtabiʔā			تَخْتَبِئْنَ taḵtabiʔna	يَخْتَبِئْنَ yaḵtabiʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْتَبِئْ ʔaḵtabiʔ	تَخْتَبِئْ taḵtabiʔ	يَخْتَبِئْ yaḵtabiʔ		تَخْتَبِئَا taḵtabiʔā	يَخْتَبِئَا yaḵtabiʔā		نَخْتَبِئْ naḵtabiʔ	تَخْتَبِئُوا taḵtabiʔū	يَخْتَبِئُوا yaḵtabiʔū
	f		تَخْتَبِئِي taḵtabiʔī	تَخْتَبِئْ taḵtabiʔ			تَخْتَبِئَا taḵtabiʔā			تَخْتَبِئْنَ taḵtabiʔna	يَخْتَبِئْنَ yaḵtabiʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِخْتَبِئْ iḵtabiʔ			اِخْتَبِئَا iḵtabiʔā				اِخْتَبِئُوا iḵtabiʔū
	f		اِخْتَبِئِي iḵtabiʔī							اِخْتَبِئْنَ iḵtabiʔna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اُخْتُبِئْتُ uḵtubiʔtu	اُخْتُبِئْتَ uḵtubiʔta	اُخْتُبِئَ uḵtubiʔa		اُخْتُبِئْتُمَا uḵtubiʔtumā	اُخْتُبِئَا uḵtubiʔā		اُخْتُبِئْنَا uḵtubiʔnā	اُخْتُبِئْتُمْ uḵtubiʔtum	اُخْتُبِئُوا uḵtubiʔū
	f		اُخْتُبِئْتِ uḵtubiʔti	اُخْتُبِئَتْ uḵtubiʔat			اُخْتُبِئَتَا uḵtubiʔatā			اُخْتُبِئْتُنَّ uḵtubiʔtunna	اُخْتُبِئْنَ uḵtubiʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخْتَبَأُ ʔuḵtabaʔu	تُخْتَبَأُ tuḵtabaʔu	يُخْتَبَأُ yuḵtabaʔu		تُخْتَبَآنِ tuḵtabaʔāni	يُخْتَبَآنِ yuḵtabaʔāni		نُخْتَبَأُ nuḵtabaʔu	تُخْتَبَأُونَ or تُخْتَبَؤُونَ tuḵtabaʔūna	يُخْتَبَأُونَ or يُخْتَبَؤُونَ yuḵtabaʔūna
	f		تُخْتَبَئِينَ tuḵtabaʔīna	تُخْتَبَأُ tuḵtabaʔu			تُخْتَبَآنِ tuḵtabaʔāni			تُخْتَبَأْنَ tuḵtabaʔna	يُخْتَبَأْنَ yuḵtabaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخْتَبَأَ ʔuḵtabaʔa	تُخْتَبَأَ tuḵtabaʔa	يُخْتَبَأَ yuḵtabaʔa		تُخْتَبَآ tuḵtabaʔā	يُخْتَبَآ yuḵtabaʔā		نُخْتَبَأَ nuḵtabaʔa	تُخْتَبَأُوا or تُخْتَبَؤُوا tuḵtabaʔū	يُخْتَبَأُوا or يُخْتَبَؤُوا yuḵtabaʔū
	f		تُخْتَبَئِي tuḵtabaʔī	تُخْتَبَأَ tuḵtabaʔa			تُخْتَبَآ tuḵtabaʔā			تُخْتَبَأْنَ tuḵtabaʔna	يُخْتَبَأْنَ yuḵtabaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخْتَبَأْ ʔuḵtabaʔ	تُخْتَبَأْ tuḵtabaʔ	يُخْتَبَأْ yuḵtabaʔ		تُخْتَبَآ tuḵtabaʔā	يُخْتَبَآ yuḵtabaʔā		نُخْتَبَأْ nuḵtabaʔ	تُخْتَبَأُوا or تُخْتَبَؤُوا tuḵtabaʔū	يُخْتَبَأُوا or يُخْتَبَؤُوا yuḵtabaʔū
	f		تُخْتَبَئِي tuḵtabaʔī	تُخْتَبَأْ tuḵtabaʔ			تُخْتَبَآ tuḵtabaʔā			تُخْتَبَأْنَ tuḵtabaʔna	يُخْتَبَأْنَ yuḵtabaʔna

References

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• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “اختبأ”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 310
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