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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of walking, stepping, and moving forward. It extends to concepts of surpassing, overtaking, and even mounting or riding over others.

Derived headwords

خَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to step, to strideboth

    To move forward by taking steps, covering a certain distance with each footfall.

خَطْوَاverb
  1. 1.
    to step, to strideboth

    To move forward by taking steps, covering a certain distance with each footfall.

اِخْتَطَىverb
  1. 1.
    to stride, to stepclassical

    To move forward with long steps.

  2. 2.
    to mount, to ride overclassical

    To mount upon or ride over someone or something.

اِخْتَاطَverb
  1. 1.
    to stride, to stepclassical

    To move forward with long steps.

  2. 2.
    to mount, to ride overclassical

    To mount upon or ride over someone or something.

مَشَىverb
  1. 1.
    to walkboth

    To move along on foot.

الخُطْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stepboth

    The distance covered by one stride or the movement of one foot.

الخَطْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stepboth

    The distance covered by one stride or the movement of one foot.

خُطْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    instance of steppingboth

    The act or occurrence of taking a step.

خَطَوَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    stepsboth

    Plural of 'khutwah', referring to multiple steps or the distance covered by them.

تَخَطَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to surpass, to exceedboth

    To go beyond a limit, expectation, or boundary.

  2. 2.
    to ride over, to mountclassical

    To mount upon or ride over someone or something.

اِخْتَطَاهُمverb
  1. 1.
    to surpass them, to exceed themclassical

    To go beyond them in number, rank, or ability.

  2. 2.
    to ride over them, to mount themclassical

    To mount upon or ride over them.

Parallel reading

خَطَا خُطُوًا
He stepped with strides.
اِخْتَطَى وَاخْتَاطَ
He strode and he mounted.
مُقَلُوبَةً: مَشَى
Reversed: he walked.
والخُطْوَةُ، وَيُفْتَحُ: مَا بَيْنَ القَدَمَيْنِ
And the khutwah, and it is opened (fatha), is the distance between the two feet.
ج: خُطًا وَخُطُوَاتٌ
Plural: khutan and khutuwaat.
وَبِالْفَتْحِ: الْمَرَّةُ
And with the fatha: the instance.
ج: خَطَوَاتٌ
Plural: khatwaat.
وَتَخَطَّى النَّاسَ
And he surpassed the people.
وَاخْتَطَاهُم
And he surpassed them.