Belongs to the root خ ط ء (ḵ-ṭ-ʔ), from which the verb form I خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa, “to err”). Schwally proposed that this concrete noun – and Ge'ez ኀጢአት (ḫäṭiʾät, “sin”) – is borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܛܝܬܐ (ḥəṭīṯɑ, ḥəṭʾīṯɑ, “sin”). This seems likely as there must be in Geʿez a borrowing because the root there means “to lack, to be in want”.
خَطِيئَة • (ḵaṭīʔa) f (plural خَطِيئَات (ḵaṭīʔāt) or خَطَايَا (ḵaṭāyā))
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَطِيئَة ḵaṭīʔa |
الْخَطِيئَة al-ḵaṭīʔa |
خَطِيئَة ḵaṭīʔat |
Nominative | خَطِيئَةٌ ḵaṭīʔatun |
الْخَطِيئَةُ al-ḵaṭīʔatu |
خَطِيئَةُ ḵaṭīʔatu |
Accusative | خَطِيئَةً ḵaṭīʔatan |
الْخَطِيئَةَ al-ḵaṭīʔata |
خَطِيئَةَ ḵaṭīʔata |
Genitive | خَطِيئَةٍ ḵaṭīʔatin |
الْخَطِيئَةِ al-ḵaṭīʔati |
خَطِيئَةِ ḵaṭīʔati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | خَطِيئَتَيْن ḵaṭīʔatayn |
الْخَطِيئَتَيْن al-ḵaṭīʔatayn |
خَطِيئَتَيْ ḵaṭīʔatay |
Nominative | خَطِيئَتَانِ ḵaṭīʔatāni |
الْخَطِيئَتَانِ al-ḵaṭīʔatāni |
خَطِيئَتَا ḵaṭīʔatā |
Accusative | خَطِيئَتَيْنِ ḵaṭīʔatayni |
الْخَطِيئَتَيْنِ al-ḵaṭīʔatayni |
خَطِيئَتَيْ ḵaṭīʔatay |
Genitive | خَطِيئَتَيْنِ ḵaṭīʔatayni |
الْخَطِيئَتَيْنِ al-ḵaṭīʔatayni |
خَطِيئَتَيْ ḵaṭīʔatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural invariable | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | خَطِيئَات; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔāt; ḵaṭāyā |
الْخَطِيئَات; الْخَطَايَا al-ḵaṭīʔāt; al-ḵaṭāyā |
خَطِيئَات; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔāt; ḵaṭāyā |
Nominative | خَطِيئَاتٌ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔātun; ḵaṭāyā |
الْخَطِيئَاتُ; الْخَطَايَا al-ḵaṭīʔātu; al-ḵaṭāyā |
خَطِيئَاتُ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔātu; ḵaṭāyā |
Accusative | خَطِيئَاتٍ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔātin; ḵaṭāyā |
الْخَطِيئَاتِ; الْخَطَايَا al-ḵaṭīʔāti; al-ḵaṭāyā |
خَطِيئَاتِ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔāti; ḵaṭāyā |
Genitive | خَطِيئَاتٍ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔātin; ḵaṭāyā |
الْخَطِيئَاتِ; الْخَطَايَا al-ḵaṭīʔāti; al-ḵaṭāyā |
خَطِيئَاتِ; خَطَايَا ḵaṭīʔāti; ḵaṭāyā |