خطيئة

العربية

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خطيئة

/xa.tˤiː.ʔa/

Where it comes from

Belongs to the root خ ط ء (ḵ ṭ ʔ), from which the verb form I خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʔa, “to err”). Schwally proposed that this concrete noun – and Ge'ez ኀጢአት (ḫäṭiʾät, “sin”) – is borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܛܝܬܐ (ḥəṭīṯɑ, ḥəṭʾīṯɑ, “sin”). This seems likely as there must be in Geʿez a borrowing because the root there means “to lack, to be in want”.

noun خَطِيئَة · ḵaṭīʔa · خَطِيئَات · خَطَايَا · الْخَطِيئَة

countable sin, offense, fault, act of disobedience for which one deserves punishment
especially, uncountable sin as a continuing state يَعِيشُ فِي الخَطِيئة.

In English

sin violation of religious law
guilt responsibility for wrongdoing

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MLA

"خطيئة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

خطيئة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9

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"خطيئة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خطيئة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}