خطاء

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See also: حظاء

Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʔ)

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʔ)

Characteristic adjective from the verb خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa, to err; to sin).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

خَطَّاء (ḵaṭṭāʔ) (feminine خَطَّاءَة (ḵaṭṭāʔa), masculine plural خَطَّاؤُون (ḵaṭṭāʔūn), feminine plural خَطَّاءَات (ḵaṭṭāʔāt))

  1. sinner
    • كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الخَطَّائِينَ التَّوَّابُونَ
      kullu mriʔin ḵaṭṭāʔun waḵayru al-ḵaṭṭāʔīna at-tawwābūna
      Every person is a sinner, and the best of sinners are the repentant.
  2. who makes many mistakes
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

خِطَاء (ḵiṭāʔf pl

  1. plural of خَطْوَة (ḵaṭwa)