خِلْبٌ

i. q. ظُفُرٌ, (K,) used in a general sense [as meaning The nail of a man, and the talon of a bird, and the claw of a beast: see also مِخْلَبٌ]: plural أَخْلَابٌ only. (TA.)

The diaphragm, or midriff; synonym حِجَابُ القَلْبِ; (JK, L;) or حِجَابُ الكَبِدِ; (A, K;) the partition intervening between the heart and the liver; (IAar, S;) the partition between the heart and the belly; (Zj in his “ Khalk el-Insán; ”) or a small and thin piece of flesh forming a connection between the ribs [apparently of one side and those of the other]: or the liver [itself]: (K:) or its زِيَادَة [or زَايءِدَة]: (A, K:) or a white thin thing adhering to the liver: (K:) or a certain thing in, or upon, the liver, like a غُدَّة: (JK:) or a small bone, resembling a man's nail, adhering to one side of the midriff, next the liver. (TA.) See 1, in two places.

A friend; [apparently because he cleaves to another;] as also خِلْمٌ. (JK.)

[And hence, apparently,] خِلْبُ نِسَاءٍ, (S, A, K,) a phrase like حِدْثُ نِسَاءٍ and زِيرُ نِسَاءٍ, (TA,) A man whom women love: (S:) or one who loves women for the sake of discourse, or for the sake of vitious or immoral conduct, or adultery, or fornication, (A, K,) and whom they love (K) in like manner: (TA:) and one who endeavours to deceive, or beguile, women [with blandishing speech: see 1]: (TA:) plural أَخْلَابُ نِسَاءٍ and نِسَاءٍ خُلَبَاءُ: (K, TA:) the latter [in the CK خِلْباءُ] extr. [with respect to rule]. (TA.)

I. q. وَشْىٌ [apparently as meaning A kind of variegated, or figured, cloth or garment]. (TA.) [See also مُخَلَّبٌ.]

The radish. (K, TA.) In a copy of the K, الفَحْلُ is erroneously put for الفِجْلُ. (TA.)

The leaves, (K,) or broad leaves, (Lth,) of the grape-vine. (Lth, K.)