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Also written خط: خَطّ (line)
Highlights
Most common words from the same root
خَطَّ in English
Verb · Form I
- to draw a line
- to draw
- to write
- to carve, inscribe
- to outline, mark
Word origin
Cognate to Nabataean Aramaic 𐢊𐢋𐢋 (“to pull out; to engrave”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic חֲטַט (ḥăṭaṭ, “to dig out, to hollow out, to excavate”), Classical Syriac ܚܰܛ (ḥaṭṭ, “to dig out; to excavate; to carve”), Akkadian 𒄩𒁕𒂅 (ḫa-ṭa-ṭu /ḫaṭāṭu/, “to dig out; to dredge; to make an incision”).
Words from the root خ-ط-ط
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
خَطَّ
· present يَخُطُّ
Form I · The plain action
to draw a line; to draw; to write
خَاطّ
مَخْطُوط
drawn as a line
مَخْطُوط
manuscript
مَخْطُوطَة
manuscript
خَطَّاط
calligrapher
خَطَّطَ
· present يُخَطِّطُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to furrow, to put lines into something; to mark; to stake out, to project, to plan
تَخْطِيط
striping
مُخَطِّط
planner
مُخَطَّط
striped
مُخَطَّط
sketch
اِخْتَطَّ
· present يَخْتَطُّ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to trace, to mark; to plan, to devise; to outline
اِخْتِطَاط
مُخْتَطّ
مُخْتَطّ
خَطَّ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | خَطَطْتُ | أَخُطُّ | أَخُطَّ | أَخُطَّ / أَخُطِّ / أَخْطُطْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | خَطَطْتَ | تَخُطُّ | تَخُطَّ | تَخُطَّ / تَخُطِّ / تَخْطُطْ | خُطَّ / خُطِّ / اُخْطُطْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | خَطَطْتِ | تَخُطِّينَ | تَخُطِّي | تَخُطِّي | خُطِّي |
| هُوَ he | خَطَّ | يَخُطُّ | يَخُطَّ | يَخُطَّ / يَخُطِّ / يَخْطُطْ | — |
| هِيَ she | خَطَّتْ | تَخُطُّ | تَخُطَّ | تَخُطَّ / تَخُطِّ / تَخْطُطْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | خَطَطْتُمَا | تَخُطَّانِ | تَخُطَّا | تَخُطَّا | خُطَّا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | خَطَّا | يَخُطَّانِ | يَخُطَّا | يَخُطَّا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | خَطَّتَا | تَخُطَّانِ | تَخُطَّا | تَخُطَّا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | خَطَطْنَا | نَخُطُّ | نَخُطَّ | نَخُطَّ / نَخُطِّ / نَخْطُطْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | خَطَطْتُمْ | تَخُطُّونَ | تَخُطُّوا | تَخُطُّوا | خُطُّوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | خَطَطْتُنَّ | تَخْطُطْنَ | تَخْطُطْنَ | تَخْطُطْنَ | اُخْطُطْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | خَطُّوا | يَخُطُّونَ | يَخُطُّوا | يَخُطُّوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | خَطَطْنَ | يَخْطُطْنَ | يَخْطُطْنَ | يَخْطُطْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | خَطّ |
|---|---|
| Active participle | خَاطّ |
| Passive participle | مَخْطُوط |
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