The triliteral root khā bā tā (خ ب ت) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form IV verb akhbatu (أَخْبَتُ)
- once as the form IV active participle mukh'bitīn (مُخْبِتِين)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form IV) - to be humble
(11:23:6) wa-akhbatū | and humble themselves | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَخْبَتُوا إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ |
(22:54:11) fatukh'bita | and may humbly submit | وَلِيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُ قُلُوبُهُمْ |
Active participle (form IV)
(22:34:20) l-mukh'bitīna | (to) the humble ones | فَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلَهُ أَسْلِمُوا وَبَشِّرِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary