خَطَأ
wrong
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Also written خطأ: خَطَّأَ (to charge)
Highlights
Plural
أَخْطَاء
Most common words from the same root
خَطَأ in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of خَطِئَ (to err): the act or idea of the verb.
- mistake, error
Word origin
From خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa, “to err”). Compare Hebrew חטא (“to sin”).
Words from the root خ-ط-ء
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خَطِئَ
· present يَخْطَأُ
Form I · The plain action
to err, to make a mistake; to be mistaken
خَطَّأَ
· present يُخَطِّئُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to charge (with an offense), to implicate, to indict; to accuse of a mistake
تَخْطِئَة
تَخْطِيء
مُخَطِّئ
مُخَطَّأ
to miss (to fail to hit); to be mistaken; to err; to be wrong
خَطَأً
mistakenly
خَطَأ: plural and other forms
| Singular | خَطَأ |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَخْطَاء |
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