خطا

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Arabic

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Root
خ ط و (ḵ-ṭ-w)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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خَطَا (ḵaṭā) I, non-past يَخْطُو‎ (yaḵṭū)

  1. to take a step forward, to step

Conjugation

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ). The final alif was interpreted as a long vowel, either as a spelling pronunciation or based on a non-classical Arabic pronunciation.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xatā
Dari reading? xatā
Iranian reading? xatâ
Tajik reading? xato

Noun

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خطا (xatâ) (plural خطاها (xatâ-hâ))

  1. error; fault; mistake

Descendants

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  • → Hindustani
    Hindi: ख़ता (xatā)
    Urdu: خَطا (xatā)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖਤਾ (khatā)
    Shahmukhi script: خطا (xat̤ā)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خَطَا (xatā), from Arabic خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ).

Pronunciation

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(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xə.t̪ɑː/

Noun

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خَطا (xatāf (Hindi spelling ख़ता)

  1. a blunder, a mistake

Declension

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Declension of خطا
singular plural
direct خَطا (xatā) خَطائیں (xatāẽ)
oblique خَطا (xatā) خَطاؤں (xatāõ)
vocative خَطا (xatā) خَطاؤ (xatāo)