The triliteral root khā yā bā (خ ي ب) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the form I verb khāba (خَابَ)
- once as the active participle khāibīn (خَآئِبِين)
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 I) - to fail
| (14:15:2) wakhāba | and disappointed | وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ |
| (20:61:13) khāba | he failed | فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَىٰ |
| (20:111:6) khāba | will have failed | وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّومِ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا |
| (91:10:2) khāba | he fails | وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا |
Active participle
| (3:127:9) khāibīna | disappointed | لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
