Arabic vocabulary
خَبِيثٌtreacherous in Arabic
خَبِيثٌ is how you say “treacherous” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root خ ب ث (kh-b-th)adjectivePronounced khabīth
Meaning of treacherous in Arabic
- bad, corrupt, foul, or nasty — of taste, odor, or substance; opposite of ṭayyib
- wicked, deceitful, or malicious — describing a person's character
- unlawful or forbidden — applied to certain food or drink
- malignant or noxious — applied to venomous creatures
Khabīth is the direct opposite of ṭayyib (good, pure) and covers a wide range: foul taste or smell, moral corruption or deceit in a person, or something unlawful/impure such as forbidden food. It can also describe venomous or noxious creatures.
Words from the same root
- خَبُثَto be or become bad, wicked, corrupt
- خُبْثٌbadness, wickedness, malice, deceit
- خَبَثٌdross of metal; impurity, filth
- أَخْبَثُmore wicked, most wicked
- خَبِيثَةٌa wicked or bad woman or thing
Common questions
- How do you say "treacherous" in Arabic?
- خَبِيثٌ (khabīth).
- What is the opposite of خبيث؟
- طَيِّبٌ (ṭayyib), meaning good or pure — the excerpt states khabīth is its direct contrary.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وقال لرجال ممن كانوا معه من الأنصار ادخلوا على رسول الله ﷺ فاجلسوا عنده واحذروا عليه هذا الخبيث
He said to the men from the Ansar who were with him: Enter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, sit with him, and be wary of this treacherous one.
الْخَبِيثَ — treacherous one. al- = 'the'; khabith means 'wicked, treacherous'; the '-a' ending marks it as the object (of 'beware').
From: Early Converts to Islam →
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