ख़ता
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَطَأ (ḵaṭaʾ), from خَطِئَ (ḵaṭiʾa, “to sin, err”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰə.t̪ɑː/, /xə.t̪ɑː/
Noun
ख़ता • (xatā) f
- mistake, fault; sin
- Synonyms: अपराध (aprādh), क़सूर (qasūr)
Declension
| Declension of ख़ता | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | ख़ता (xatā) | ख़ताएँ (xatāẽ) |
| Oblique | ख़ता (xatā) | ख़ताओं (xatāon) |
| Vocative | ख़ता (xatā) | ख़ताओ (xatāo) |
Derived terms
- ख़ता करना (xatā karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ख़ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press