*√ḪBṮ “corrupt”

#Semitic *√ḪBṮ “corrupt”:

#Arabic

#Standard

• ḫabuṯa خبث “bad, awful, vile, corrupt”
• ḫabīṯ خبيث “despicable”

#Maghrebi

• ḫăbbət (خبّت (خبّث “offend, irritate”
• ḫābāt (خابات (خبث “moral or physical impurity”

#Syrian

• ḫabat خبث “discreet when acting bad”

#ModernSouthArabian

#Jibbali

• ḫōṯ “to do sthg bad to someone”
• ḫīṯ “bad”

?Related to roots *√ḪBT “steal, loot”? *√ḪB/PṮ “non-slave (cf. heb. ḥpš “free”), soldier”?