Quranic root
ختر
kh · t · r
An orientation toward slackness, languor, and failure to maintain firmness or fidelity.
The lexical development extends from bodily or behavioral languor to withholding oneself from fidelity, hence breach of covenant and treachery; خَتَّارٌ denotes an intensive or habitual betrayer.
- Maqāyīs · row 1515
- Lane · entry 18433
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
خَتَّارٌ
khattārun
- Part of speech
- Adjective
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
Intensely or habitually treacherous; one who repeatedly breaks faith or acts with perfidy.
An intensive adjective describing a person characterized by frequent or extreme betrayal, including breach of a covenant or fidelity.
- Lane · entry 18433
- Mufradāt · row 390
Selected Quran examples
Quran 31:32word 21
“traitor”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 31:32خَتَّارٍۢtraitor
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 5 Classical meanings
خَتَرَ
Of the soul or stomach: to become heavy or agitated, with a tendency to vomit; to become corrupt or disordered.
Attested in the construction خَتَرَتْ نَفْسُهُ, with the soul or stomach as the subject.
- Lane · entry 18425
خَتَرَ
To act toward someone with perfidy, treachery, or unfaithfulness; also to act with deceit, guile, circumvention, or corruption.
The verb may be used with بِالعَهْدِ to denote being unfaithful to a compact or covenant.
- Lane · entry 18425
خَتَّرَ
Of wine or another beverage: to corrupt or disorder the soul or stomach and render it relaxed.
A causative effect attributed to a beverage, especially in connection with its weakening or disorganizing effect.
- Lane · entry 18426
تَخَتَّرَ
To become languid, relaxed, heavy, sluggish, or fevered; of the intellect, to become confused.
The verb can describe bodily languor, including languor of the soul, and can describe walking with a heavy or sluggish gait; mental confusion is associated with drinking milk or the like.
- Lane · entry 18427
خَتَرٌ
Languor or a comparable weakening, intoxicating state produced by medicine or poison.
Used for a condition arising on drinking medicine or poison and characterized by weakness and intoxication.
- Lane · entry 18428
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The sole Quran occurrence is the adjective خَتَّارٍ; the verbal, physiological, and beverage-related senses listed under broader Classical Arabic are not independently Quran-attested in this packet.