خطا

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Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ط و (ḵ-ṭ-w)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to take a step forward, to step

Conjugation[edit]

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

خطا (xatâ) (plural خطاها (xatâ-hâ))

  1. error; fault; mistake

Descendants[edit]

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਖਤਾ (khatā)
    Shahmukhi script: خطا (xat̤ā)