خيط

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Arabic

Root
خ ي ط (ḵ y ṭ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xajtˤ/
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Noun

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

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

Declension

Verb

خَيَّطَ (ḵayyaṭa) II (non-past يُخَيِّطُ (yuḵayyiṭu), verbal noun تَخْيِيط (taḵyīṭ))

  1. to sew

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ ي ط
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

خيط (ḵēṭm (plural خيوط (ḵiyūṭ))

  1. thread, string, cable

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَيَّطَ (ḵayyaṭa).

Pronunciation

Verb

خَيَّط (ḵayyaṭ) II (non-past يِخَيِّط (yiḵayyiṭ))

  1. to sew
  2. (idiomatic) to drive recklessly between vehicles
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خيط (ḵayyaṭ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خيطت (ḵayyaṭt) خيطت (ḵayyaṭt) خيط (ḵayyaṭ) خيطنا (ḵayyaṭna) خيطتوا (ḵayyaṭtu) خيطوا (ḵayyaṭu)
f خيطتي (ḵayyaṭti) خيطت (ḵayyaṭat)
non-past m أخيط (ʔaḵayyiṭ) تخيط (tiḵayyiṭ) يخيط (yiḵayyiṭ) نخيط (niḵayyiṭ) تخيطوا (tiḵayyiṭu) يخيطوا (yiḵayyiṭu)
f تخيطي (tiḵayyiṭi) تخيط (tiḵayyiṭ)
imperative m خيط (ḵayyiṭ) خيطوا (ḵayyiṭu)
f خيطي (ḵayyiṭi)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ ي ط
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَيَّطَ (ḵayyaṭa).

Pronunciation

Verb

خيط (ḵayyaṭ) II (non-past يخيط (yḵayyaṭ))

  1. to sew
  2. (idiomatic) to stroll
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خيط
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خيّطت (ḵayyaṭt) خيّطتي (ḵayyaṭti) خيّط (ḵayyaṭ) خيّطنا (ḵayyaṭna) خيّطتوا (ḵayyaṭtu) خيّطوا (ḵayyṭu)
f خيّطت (ḵayyṭāt)
non-past m نخيّط (nḵayyaṭ) تخيّط (tḵayyaṭ) يخيّط (yḵayyaṭ) نخيّطوا (nḵayyṭu) تخيّطوا (tḵayyṭu) يخيّطوا (yḵayyṭu)
f تخيّطي (tḵayyṭi) تخيّط (tḵayyaṭ)
imperative m خيّط (ḵayyaṭ) خيّطوا (ḵayyṭu)
f خيّطي (ḵayyṭi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

خَيْط or خِيط (ḵayṭ or ḵīṭm (plural خيوط (ḵyūṭ) or خيوطة (ḵyūṭa))

  1. thread, string, cable