خطأ

Arabic

Etymology

From خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʾa, to err). Compare Hebrew חטא (to sin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ) m (plural أَخْطَاء (ʾaḵṭāʾ))

  1. verbal noun of خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʾa) (form I)
  2. mistake, error
  3. offense, fault

Declension

Antonyms

  • صَوَاب (ṣawāb)

Hyponyms

Adjective

خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ) (feminine خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ), dual خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ), feminine dual خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ), common plural خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ))

  1. wrong, incorrect, mistaken
  2. accidental
Declension

Verb

خَطَّأَ (ḵaṭṭaʾa) II, non-past يُخَطِّئُ‎ (yuḵaṭṭiʾu)

  1. to charge (with an offense), to implicate, to indict
  2. to accuse of a mistake

Conjugation

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