اختبأ

Arabic

Etymology

From the 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.

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