Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue

Khayanat

ख़यानत

said kha-yaa-nat

also written: Khiyanat

Meaning

Breach of trust, embezzlement, treachery.

Usage & notes

The betrayal of a trust placed in one; the moral opposite of amaanat (faithful trusteeship).

Related words

Treachery and betrayal; the beloved's faithless deceit.

Faithless, disloyal; the unfaithful beloved.

A trust, something held in safekeeping; trustworthiness in honouring what is entrusted.