Libyan dialect: خنب

[Hemza]

in Libya, خنب means "to steal". Any idea of its etymology? And is it used somewhere else? To my knowledge, it is unknown in other Maghrebi countries and I think 99% of Egyptians never came across it.

Thank you.

 

[djara]

To my knowledge, it is unknown in other Maghrebi countries

Well, it is, in TA! Search for أحمد حمزة - شدّوها الخنّابة and you'll see (and hear).
Maybe a distortion of Arabic غنم