خطو

خَطْوَةٌ خط خطا خطى خطو خطوه خطوة A step, or pace, as meaning a single act of stepping or pacing or walking: (JK, S, K, Msb:) pl. [of pauc.] خَطَوَاتٌ (S, Msb, K) and [of mult.] خِطَاآءٌ. (S.) Imra-el-Keys says, لَهَا وَثَبَاتٌ كَوَثْبِ الشِّبَاآءِ فَوَادٍ خِطَاآءٌ وَوَادٍ مَطِرْ [ She has bounds like the bounding of gazelles; and a valley is stepped over by her with leisurely steps, and a valley is trampled over by her rapidly as though it were rained upon ]: (S:) i. e., one time she steps, and refrains from running; and one time she runs with a running resembling rain: but AO relates it otherwise, saying, فَوَادٍ خَطِيطٌ [lit. and a valley is not rained upon ]: and some substitute كَصَوْبِ الخَرِيفِ [ like the pouring rain of the autumn ]. (IB, TA.) [See also what next follows.]