خطا

Arabic

Root
خ ط و (ḵ-ṭ-w)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.tˤaː/

Verb

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

  1. to take a step forward, to step

Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

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

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xä.t̪ʰɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xä.t̪ʰɔ́ː]

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

Noun

خطا • (xatâ) (plural خطاها (xatâ-hâ))

  1. error; fault; mistake

Descendants

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