خيط

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ي ط (ḵ-y-ṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xajtˤ/
  • (file)

Noun

خَيْط (ḵayṭm (plural خُيُوط (ḵuyūṭ) or أَخْيَاط (ʔaḵyāṭ))

  1. verbal noun of خَاطَ (ḵāṭa) (form I)
  2. thread; string; cord

Declension

Verb

خَيَّطَ (ḵayyaṭa) II, non-past يُخَيِّطُ‎ (yuḵayyiṭu)

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Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خيط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَيَّطَ (ḵayyaṭa).

Pronunciation

Verb

خيط (ḵiyyaṭ) (non-past يخيط (yḵiyyaṭ))

  1. to sew
  2. (idiomatic) to stroll

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَيْط‎ (ḵayṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

خيط (ḵayṭ or ḵīṭ) (plural خيوط (ḵyūṭ) or خيوطة (ḵyūṭa))

  1. thread, string, cable