خلس
Root: خلس
Hans Wehr Definition
خلس kalasa i (kals) to steal (هـ s.th.); to pilfer, filch, swipe, purloin (هـ s.th.) III خلسه النظر (naẓara) to glance furtively at s.o. VIII to steal, pilfer, filch, swipe (هـ s.th.); to get under false pretenses or by crooked means (هـ s.th.); to embezzle, misappropriate (هـ s.th.); to spend secretly (هـ hours) │اختلس الخطى الى (kuṭā) to sneak up on s.o.; اختلس النظر الى (في) to glance furtively at s.o.
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