خط

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خط^¹

/xatˤ.tˤa/

Where it comes from

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”).

verb خَطَّ · ḵaṭṭa · يَخُطُّ · خَطّ · خَاطّ

to draw a line
to draw
to write
to carve, inscribe
to outline, mark

خط^²

/xatˤtˤ/

noun خَطّ · ḵaṭṭ · خُطُوط · الْخَطّ

noun from verb verbal noun of خَطَّ (ḵaṭṭa) (form I)
line وبالانتقال والفحص تبين تسرب غاز من المواسير الأرضية بخط الغاز الرئيسى المغذى للقرية.
stroke
stripe
ridge
handwriting
calligraphy
script

In English

stroke line or mark made on a surface by an implement for drawing, writing, etc.
line path through two or more points, threadlike mark
font typesetting: a grouping of consistently-designed glyphs
calligraphy art of writing beautifully
handwriting characteristic writing of a particular person
strip long, thin piece of land or material
script a system of writing

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خط},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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