خَطَرَ (khaṭara)to occur to

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb خَطَرَ (khaṭara) — “to occur to”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): خَطَرَ يَخْطُرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
خَطَرَ khaṭaraيَخْطُرُ yakhṭuruاُخْطُرْ aukhṭurخُطُورٌ khuṭūrun

Conjugation (2): خَطَرَ يَخْطِرُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
خَطَرَ khaṭaraيَخْطِرُ yakhṭiruاِخْطِرْ aikhṭirخُطُور khuṭūr

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to occur to

    • خَطَرَ لِي فِكْرٌ جَدِيدٌ.A new idea occurred to me.
    • خَطَرَ بِبَالِهِ ذِكْرَى قَدِيمَةٌ.An old memory occurred to his mind.
    • أَلَمْ يَخْطُرْ بِبَالِكَ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ؟Didn't it occur to you to ask about him?
  2. 2. to occur to (mind)

    • خَطَرَ بِبَالِي فِكْرَةٌ.An idea occurred to me.
    • لَمْ يَخْطُرْ بِبَالِهِ أَبَدًا أَنْ يَفُوزَ.It never occurred to him that he would win.
    • خَطَرَ بِبَالِ الطِّفْلِ سُؤَالٌ غَرِيبٌ عَنِ الْكَوْنِ.A strange question about the universe occurred to the child.
  3. 3. to come to mind

    • خَطَرَ بِبَالِي فِكْرَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ.A new idea came to my mind.
    • خَطَرَ عَلَى بَالِهِ ذِكْرَى قَدِيمَةٌ وَهُوَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الصُّورَةِ.An old memory came to his mind as he looked at the picture.
    • هَلْ خَطَرَ بِبَالِكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا؟Did it occur to you to visit us?
  4. 4. to occur

    • خَطَرَ لِي فِكْرٌ جَدِيدٌ.A new idea occurred to me.
    • أَلَمْ يَخْطُرْ بِبَالِكَ أَبَدًا أَنَّهُ قَدْ يَكُونُ مُخْطِئًا؟Did it never occur to you that he might be mistaken?
    • خَطَرَ لِلْمُحَقِّقِ خَاطِرٌ مُهِمٌّ أَثْنَاءَ تَفْتِيشِ المَسْرَحِ.An important thought occurred to the investigator while searching the scene.
  5. 5. to be dangerous

    • خَطِرَ الْعَمَلُ فِي الْمَنْجَمِ بِسَبَبِ الِانْهِيَارَاتِ الْمُتَكَرِّرَةِ.Working in the mine was dangerous due to frequent collapses.
    • خَطِرَ الْمَوْقِفُ عِنْدَمَا اقْتَرَبَ الْحَيَوَانُ الْمُفْتَرِسُ.The situation became dangerous when the predator approached.
    • قَدْ يَخْطَرُ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ الْحُدُودَ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَحْيَانِ.It may be dangerous for a person to cross boundaries sometimes.
  6. 6. to be important

    • خَطَرَ هَذَا الْمَوْضُوعُ فِي نِقَاشَاتِنَا الْيَوْمَ.This topic was important in our discussions today.
    • لَمْ يَكُنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ يَخْطُرُ لَوْلَا أَهَمِّيَّتُهُ.This matter would not be important if it were not significant.
    • خَطَرَ لِي أَنْ أُسَافِرَ لِأَهَمِّيَّةِ الرِّحْلَةِ.It occurred to me to travel because of the importance of the trip.
  7. 7. to come

    • لَمْ يَخْطُرْ بِبَالِهِ أَنَّهُ سَيَرَى صَدِيقَهُ الْقَدِيمَ.It didn't come to his mind that he would see his old friend.
  8. 8. to cross

    • خَطَرَ الرَّجُلُ الطَّرِيقَ بِسُرْعَةٍ.The man crossed the road quickly.
    • خَطَرَتِ السَّيَّارَةُ الشَّارِعَ بِحَذَرٍ.The car crossed the street carefully.
    • لَا تَخْطِرْ هَذَا الْمَعْبَرَ فَهُوَ خَطِيرٌ.Do not cross this crossing, it is dangerous.

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