خطوة

See also: حظوة

Arabic

Root
خ ط و (ḵ ṭ w)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• (noun 1) IPA^(key): /xatˤ.wa/
• (noun 2) IPA^(key): /xutˤ.wa/

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Noun

خَطْوَة • (ḵaṭwa) f (plural خَطَوَات (ḵaṭawāt) or خِطَاء (ḵiṭāʔ))

1. step, pace (an instance of stepping, single movement of one foot before the other in walking or running)

Declension

Declension of noun خَطْوَة (ḵaṭwa)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَطْوَة ḵaṭwa	الْخَطْوَة al-ḵaṭwa	خَطْوَة ḵaṭwat
nominative	خَطْوَةٌ ḵaṭwatun	الْخَطْوَةُ al-ḵaṭwatu	خَطْوَةُ ḵaṭwatu
accusative	خَطْوَةً ḵaṭwatan	الْخَطْوَةَ al-ḵaṭwata	خَطْوَةَ ḵaṭwata
genitive	خَطْوَةٍ ḵaṭwatin	الْخَطْوَةِ al-ḵaṭwati	خَطْوَةِ ḵaṭwati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَطْوَتَيْن ḵaṭwatayn	الْخَطْوَتَيْن al-ḵaṭwatayn	خَطْوَتَيْ ḵaṭwatay
nominative	خَطْوَتَانِ ḵaṭwatāni	الْخَطْوَتَانِ al-ḵaṭwatāni	خَطْوَتَا ḵaṭwatā
accusative	خَطْوَتَيْنِ ḵaṭwatayni	الْخَطْوَتَيْنِ al-ḵaṭwatayni	خَطْوَتَيْ ḵaṭwatay
genitive	خَطْوَتَيْنِ ḵaṭwatayni	الْخَطْوَتَيْنِ al-ḵaṭwatayni	خَطْوَتَيْ ḵaṭwatay
plural	sound feminine plural; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خَطَوَات; خِطَاء ḵaṭawāt; ḵiṭāʔ	الْخَطَوَات; الْخِطَاء al-ḵaṭawāt; al-ḵiṭāʔ	خَطَوَات; خِطَاء ḵaṭawāt; ḵiṭāʔ
nominative	خَطَوَاتٌ; خِطَاءٌ ḵaṭawātun; ḵiṭāʔun	الْخَطَوَاتُ; الْخِطَاءُ al-ḵaṭawātu; al-ḵiṭāʔu	خَطَوَاتُ; خِطَاءُ ḵaṭawātu; ḵiṭāʔu
accusative	خَطَوَاتٍ; خِطَاءً ḵaṭawātin; ḵiṭāʔan	الْخَطَوَاتِ; الْخِطَاءَ al-ḵaṭawāti; al-ḵiṭāʔa	خَطَوَاتِ; خِطَاءَ ḵaṭawāti; ḵiṭāʔa
genitive	خَطَوَاتٍ; خِطَاءٍ ḵaṭawātin; ḵiṭāʔin	الْخَطَوَاتِ; الْخِطَاءِ al-ḵaṭawāti; al-ḵiṭāʔi	خَطَوَاتِ; خِطَاءِ ḵaṭawāti; ḵiṭāʔi

Noun

خُطْوَة • (ḵuṭwa) f (plural خُطُوَات (ḵuṭuwāt) or خُطَوَات (ḵuṭawāt) or خُطْوَات (ḵuṭwāt) or خُطًى (ḵuṭan, construct state خُطَى (ḵuṭā)) or خُطًا (ḵuṭan, construct state خُطَا (ḵuṭā)))

1. step, pace (the space or distance between two feet as one walks or runs)
2. footstep (track)

Declension

Declension of noun خُطْوَة (ḵuṭwa)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خُطْوَة ḵuṭwa	الْخُطْوَة al-ḵuṭwa	خُطْوَة ḵuṭwat
nominative	خُطْوَةٌ ḵuṭwatun	الْخُطْوَةُ al-ḵuṭwatu	خُطْوَةُ ḵuṭwatu
accusative	خُطْوَةً ḵuṭwatan	الْخُطْوَةَ al-ḵuṭwata	خُطْوَةَ ḵuṭwata
genitive	خُطْوَةٍ ḵuṭwatin	الْخُطْوَةِ al-ḵuṭwati	خُطْوَةِ ḵuṭwati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خُطْوَتَيْن ḵuṭwatayn	الْخُطْوَتَيْن al-ḵuṭwatayn	خُطْوَتَيْ ḵuṭwatay
nominative	خُطْوَتَانِ ḵuṭwatāni	الْخُطْوَتَانِ al-ḵuṭwatāni	خُطْوَتَا ḵuṭwatā
accusative	خُطْوَتَيْنِ ḵuṭwatayni	الْخُطْوَتَيْنِ al-ḵuṭwatayni	خُطْوَتَيْ ḵuṭwatay
genitive	خُطْوَتَيْنِ ḵuṭwatayni	الْخُطْوَتَيْنِ al-ḵuṭwatayni	خُطْوَتَيْ ḵuṭwatay
plural	sound feminine plural; broken plural in ـًى (-an); broken plural in ـًا (-an)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	خُطُوَات; خُطَوَات; خُطْوَات; خُطَى; خُطَا ḵuṭuwāt; ḵuṭawāt; ḵuṭwāt; ḵuṭā; ḵuṭā	الْخُطُوَات; الْخُطَوَات; الْخُطْوَات; الْخُطَى; الْخُطَا al-ḵuṭuwāt; al-ḵuṭawāt; al-ḵuṭwāt; al-ḵuṭā; al-ḵuṭā	خُطُوَات; خُطَوَات; خُطْوَات; خُطَى; خُطَا ḵuṭuwāt; ḵuṭawāt; ḵuṭwāt; ḵuṭā; ḵuṭā
nominative	خُطُوَاتٌ; خُطَوَاتٌ; خُطْوَاتٌ; خُطًى; خُطًا ḵuṭuwātun; ḵuṭawātun; ḵuṭwātun; ḵuṭan; ḵuṭan	الْخُطُوَاتُ; الْخُطَوَاتُ; الْخُطْوَاتُ; الْخُطَى; الْخُطَا al-ḵuṭuwātu; al-ḵuṭawātu; al-ḵuṭwātu; al-ḵuṭā; al-ḵuṭā	خُطُوَاتُ; خُطَوَاتُ; خُطْوَاتُ; خُطَى; خُطَا ḵuṭuwātu; ḵuṭawātu; ḵuṭwātu; ḵuṭā; ḵuṭā
accusative	خُطُوَاتٍ; خُطَوَاتٍ; خُطْوَاتٍ; خُطًى; خُطًا ḵuṭuwātin; ḵuṭawātin; ḵuṭwātin; ḵuṭan; ḵuṭan	الْخُطُوَاتِ; الْخُطَوَاتِ; الْخُطْوَاتِ; الْخُطَى; الْخُطَا al-ḵuṭuwāti; al-ḵuṭawāti; al-ḵuṭwāti; al-ḵuṭā; al-ḵuṭā	خُطُوَاتِ; خُطَوَاتِ; خُطْوَاتِ; خُطَى; خُطَا ḵuṭuwāti; ḵuṭawāti; ḵuṭwāti; ḵuṭā; ḵuṭā
genitive	خُطُوَاتٍ; خُطَوَاتٍ; خُطْوَاتٍ; خُطًى; خُطًا ḵuṭuwātin; ḵuṭawātin; ḵuṭwātin; ḵuṭan; ḵuṭan	الْخُطُوَاتِ; الْخُطَوَاتِ; الْخُطْوَاتِ; الْخُطَى; الْخُطَا al-ḵuṭuwāti; al-ḵuṭawāti; al-ḵuṭwāti; al-ḵuṭā; al-ḵuṭā	خُطُوَاتِ; خُطَوَاتِ; خُطْوَاتِ; خُطَى; خُطَا ḵuṭuwāti; ḵuṭawāti; ḵuṭwāti; ḵuṭā; ḵuṭā

Usage notes

• The semantic difference between both vocalizations is vague and widely disregarded in MSA. Modern dictionaries like Wehr or Almaany treat them as interchangeable variants.

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “خطوة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خطوة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen