خطئ

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See also: خطي, حطي, حظي, خطى, and حظى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʔ). Cognate with Hebrew חָטָא (ḥāṭā, to sin) and Old South Arabian 𐩭𐩷𐩱 (ḫṭʾ, to commit an offense).

Pronunciation

Verb

خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa) I (non-past يَخْطَأُ (yaḵṭaʔu), verbal noun خِطْء (ḵiṭʔ))

  1. to sin
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:29:
      وَاسْتَغْفِرِي لِذَنْبِكِ إِنَّكِ كُنْتِ مِنَ الْخَاطِئِينَ
      wa-staḡfirī li-ḏanbiki ʔinnaki kunti mina al-ḵāṭiʔīna
      "And ask forgiveness for your sin. Indeed, you were of the sinful."

Conjugation

Verb

خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa) I (non-past يَخْطَأُ (yaḵṭaʔu), verbal noun خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʔ))

  1. to err, to make a mistake
  2. to be mistaken

Conjugation