خب

See also: خت, چت, چپ, جب, and حب

Arabic

Root
خ ب ب (ḵ-b-b)

Verb

خَبَّ • (ḵabba) I, non-past يَخَبُّ‎ (yaḵabbu)

1. to subside, to sink in
2. 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)
3. to be or become deceitful

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns خَبّ or خِبّ)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						خَبّ or خِبّ ḵabb or ḵibb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَابّ ḵābb
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	خَبِبْتُ ḵabibtu	خَبِبْتَ ḵabibta	خَبَّ ḵabba		خَبِبْتُمَا ḵabibtumā	خَبَّا ḵabbā		خَبِبْنَا ḵabibnā	خَبِبْتُمْ ḵabibtum	خَبُّوا ḵabbū
	f		خَبِبْتِ ḵabibti	خَبَّتْ ḵabbat			خَبَّتَا ḵabbatā			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
	f		تَخَبِّينَ taḵabbīna	تَخَبُّ taḵabbu			تَخَبَّانِ taḵabbāni			تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخَبَّ ʔaḵabba	تَخَبَّ taḵabba	يَخَبَّ yaḵabba		تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	يَخَبَّا yaḵabbā		نَخَبَّ naḵabba	تَخَبُّوا taḵabbū	يَخَبُّوا yaḵabbū
	f		تَخَبِّي taḵabbī	تَخَبَّ taḵabba			تَخَبَّا taḵabbā			تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخَبَّ or أَخَبِّ or أَخْبَبْ ʔaḵabba or ʔaḵabbi or ʔaḵbab	تَخَبَّ or تَخَبِّ or تَخْبَبْ taḵabba or taḵabbi or taḵbab	يَخَبَّ or يَخَبِّ or يَخْبَبْ yaḵabba or yaḵabbi or yaḵbab		تَخَبَّا taḵabbā	يَخَبَّا yaḵabbā		نَخَبَّ or نَخَبِّ or نَخْبَبْ naḵabba or naḵabbi or naḵbab	تَخَبُّوا taḵabbū	يَخَبُّوا yaḵabbū
	f		تَخَبِّي taḵabbī	تَخَبَّ or تَخَبِّ or تَخْبَبْ taḵabba or taḵabbi or taḵbab			تَخَبَّا taḵabbā			تَخْبَبْنَ taḵbabna	يَخْبَبْنَ yaḵbabna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَبَّ or خَبِّ or اِخْبَبْ ḵabba or ḵabbi or iḵbab			خَبَّا ḵabbā				خَبُّوا ḵabbū
	f		خَبِّي ḵabbī							اِخْبَبْنَ iḵbabna

Verb

خَبَّ • (ḵabba) I, non-past يَخُبُّ‎ (yaḵubbu)

1. to trot, to gallop easily
2. to waw, to undulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَبَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns خَبَب or خَبِيب)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						خَبَب or خَبِيب ḵabab or ḵabīb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَابّ ḵābb
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	خَبَبْتُ ḵababtu	خَبَبْتَ ḵababta	خَبَّ ḵabba		خَبَبْتُمَا ḵababtumā	خَبَّا ḵabbā		خَبَبْنَا ḵababnā	خَبَبْتُمْ ḵababtum	خَبُّوا ḵabbū
	f		خَبَبْتِ ḵababti	خَبَّتْ ḵabbat			خَبَّتَا ḵabbatā			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
	f		تَخُبِّينَ taḵubbīna	تَخُبُّ taḵubbu			تَخُبَّانِ taḵubbāni			تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخُبَّ ʔaḵubba	تَخُبَّ taḵubba	يَخُبَّ yaḵubba		تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	يَخُبَّا yaḵubbā		نَخُبَّ naḵubba	تَخُبُّوا taḵubbū	يَخُبُّوا yaḵubbū
	f		تَخُبِّي taḵubbī	تَخُبَّ taḵubba			تَخُبَّا taḵubbā			تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخُبَّ or أَخُبِّ or أَخْبُبْ ʔaḵubba or ʔaḵubbi or ʔaḵbub	تَخُبَّ or تَخُبِّ or تَخْبُبْ taḵubba or taḵubbi or taḵbub	يَخُبَّ or يَخُبِّ or يَخْبُبْ yaḵubba or yaḵubbi or yaḵbub		تَخُبَّا taḵubbā	يَخُبَّا yaḵubbā		نَخُبَّ or نَخُبِّ or نَخْبُبْ naḵubba or naḵubbi or naḵbub	تَخُبُّوا taḵubbū	يَخُبُّوا yaḵubbū
	f		تَخُبِّي taḵubbī	تَخُبَّ or تَخُبِّ or تَخْبُبْ taḵubba or taḵubbi or taḵbub			تَخُبَّا taḵubbā			تَخْبُبْنَ taḵbubna	يَخْبُبْنَ yaḵbubna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خُبَّ or خُبِّ or اُخْبُبْ ḵubba or ḵubbi or uḵbub			خُبَّا ḵubbā				خُبُّوا ḵubbū
	f		خُبِّي ḵubbī							اُخْبُبْنَ uḵbubna

Noun

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

1. deception, fraud, verbal noun of خَبَّ (ḵabba) (form I)
2. 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.

3. waw, wave

Declension

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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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 خوب (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)

1. so (with the result that)

Adverb

خب • (xob)

1. so (in a particular manner)
2. so (in the same manner)

Interjection

خب • (xob)

1. so, then

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَبّ (ḵabb).

Noun

خب • (xab)

1. (rare) deception, fraud

   Synonyms: فریب (farib), حیله (hile)