خَتْم
stamping
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Highlights
Present tense
يَخْتِمُ
Verbal nouns
خَتْم، خِتَام
Active participle
خَاتِم
Passive participle
مَخْتُوم
Most common words from the same root
Noun
خَتْم
stamping
Noun
خَاتِمَة
the last part of a thing
Noun
خِتَام
verbal noun of خَتَمَ
Adjective
مَخْتُوم
sealed
خَتَمَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to seal
خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ غِشَـٰوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌAllah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:7
Word origin
Compare Egyptian ḫtm (“to seal”), Hebrew חתם (ħatám).
Words from the root خ-ت-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
خَتَمَ
· present يَخْتِمُ
Form I · The plain action
to seal
خِتَام
verbal noun of خَتَمَ
خَاتِم
مَخْتُوم
sealed
خَاتِمَة
the last part of a thing
خَتْمَة
a recitation of the whole Qur'an
خَتَّمَ
· present يُخَتِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to seal, stamp; to put a signet-ring on someone's finger
تَخْتِيم
مُخَتِّم
مُخَتَّم
تَخَتَّمَ
· present يَتَخَتَّمُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to put on or wear a ring; to put on a turban
تَخَتُّم
مُتَخَتِّم
اِخْتَتَمَ
· present يَخْتَتِمُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to close, to complete, to end, to conclude
اِخْتِتَام
concluding
مُخْتَتِم
مُخْتَتَم
اِخْتِتَامِيّ
closing
خَتَمَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | خَتَمْتُ | أَخْتِمُ | أَخْتِمَ | أَخْتِمْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | خَتَمْتَ | تَخْتِمُ | تَخْتِمَ | تَخْتِمْ | اِخْتِمْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | خَتَمْتِ | تَخْتِمِينَ | تَخْتِمِي | تَخْتِمِي | اِخْتِمِي |
| هُوَ he | خَتَمَ | يَخْتِمُ | يَخْتِمَ | يَخْتِمْ | — |
| هِيَ she | خَتَمَتْ | تَخْتِمُ | تَخْتِمَ | تَخْتِمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | خَتَمْتُمَا | تَخْتِمَانِ | تَخْتِمَا | تَخْتِمَا | اِخْتِمَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | خَتَمَا | يَخْتِمَانِ | يَخْتِمَا | يَخْتِمَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | خَتَمَتَا | تَخْتِمَانِ | تَخْتِمَا | تَخْتِمَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | خَتَمْنَا | نَخْتِمُ | نَخْتِمَ | نَخْتِمْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | خَتَمْتُمْ | تَخْتِمُونَ | تَخْتِمُوا | تَخْتِمُوا | اِخْتِمُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | خَتَمْتُنَّ | تَخْتِمْنَ | تَخْتِمْنَ | تَخْتِمْنَ | اِخْتِمْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | خَتَمُوا | يَخْتِمُونَ | يَخْتِمُوا | يَخْتِمُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | خَتَمْنَ | يَخْتِمْنَ | يَخْتِمْنَ | يَخْتِمْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | خَتْم، خِتَام |
|---|---|
| Active participle | خَاتِم |
| Passive participle | مَخْتُوم |
خَتَمَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to seal
خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ غِشَـٰوَةٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌAllah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:7
From a fully vowelled text
وَمَنْ قَبِلَ شَهَادَتَهُ فَقَدْ خَتَمَ أَنَّ اللهَ صَادِقٌ،He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.John 3:33, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَمَضَوْا وَضَبَطُوا الْقَبْرَ بِالْحُرَّاسِ وَخَتَمُوا الْحَجَرَ.So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.Matthew 27:66, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِنْ كُنْتُ لَسْتُ رَسُولاً إِلَى آخَرِينَ، فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولٌ! لأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ خَتْمُ رِسَالَتِي فِي الرَّبِّ.If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.1 Corinthians 9:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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