خط

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Form 1خَطَّ8 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarخَطٌّ

Core sense — he made a line, or mark; he wrote; he clave with the swordgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازHe made [a line, or lines, or] a mark upon the ground—عَلَى الأَرْضِ

the diviner made lines, or marks, upon the ground, and then divined—خَطَّ الزَّاجِرُ فِى الأَرْضِ

[The diviner makes lines, or marks, with his finger upon the sand, and divines]—الزَّاجِرُ يَخُطُّ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِى الرَّمْلِ وَيَزْجُرُ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

Th, on the authority of IAar: عِلْمُ الخَطِّ is عِلْمُ الرَّمْلِ [or geomancy].

[O two sons of 'Iyán (meaning two lines or marks), hasten the manifestation]—اِبْنَىْ عِيَانْ أَسْرِعَا البَيَانْ

[A prophet of the prophets used to practise geomancy; and he who matches his geomancy knows the like of his knowledge]—كَانَ نَبِىٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَآءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ خَطَّهُ عَلِمَ مِثْلَ عِلْمِهِ

[Such a one makes lines, or marks, upon the ground]—فُلَانٌ يَخُطُّ فِى الأَرْضِ

I 'Ab says it is an ancient science which men have given up; but Lth says it is practised to the present time; [and it has not even now ceased, being still practised on sand and the like, and also on paper;] and they have conventional terms which they use in it, and by it they draw out secret thoughts and the like, and often hit upon the right. The diviner comes to a piece of soft ground, and he has a boy with whom is a style; the master makes many lines, or marks, in haste, so that they may not be counted; then he returns and slowly rubs out the lines, or marks, two by two; and if two lines, or marks, remain, they are a sign of success and of getting the thing wanted.

While he is rubbing them out, his boy says, for the sake of auguring well:

I 'Ab says that when he has rubbed out the lines, or marks, and one remains, it is the sign of disappointment; and AZ and Lth relate the like of this.

Said in a tradition of Mo'áwiyeh Ibn-El-Hakam Es-Sulamee, traced up by him to its author.

Said when a man is thinking over his affair and considering what its outcome may be.

[See also نَكَتَ, and see St. John's Gospel, ch. 8, verses 6 and 8.]

he walked, or went along—خَطَّ بِرِجْلِهِ الأَرْضَ

1.1.1his sins were written [or registered] against him—خُطِّطَتْ عَلَيْهِ ذُنُوبُهُ

Also, with muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above: he wrote a writing, or a book, or a thing, with the reed prepared for that purpose, or with something else.

[And so خطّط, for] تَخْطِيطٌ is synonymous with تَسْطِيرٌ, or, as in the T, like تسطير; from which comes the saying:

1.1.2

خَطَّ الخِطَّةَ and خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ: see form 8; the second of these in two places.

1.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred[Hence,] he prohibited it; or he took it for himself—خَطَّ عَلَيْهِ

Said of anything.

1.1.4

خُطُّ وَحْهُهُ, or خَطَّ: see form 8.

1.1.5

خَطَّ الغُلَامُ: see form 8.

1.1.6figurative · مجاز[I cut, or clave, with the sword his face and his waist]—خَطَطْتُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَجْهَهُ وَوَسَطَهُ

[He clave him, or it, in halves with the sword]—خَطَّهُ بِالسَّيْفِ نِصْفَيْنِ

he contended with him in running, and did not cleave his dust—جَارَاهُ فَمَا خَطَّ غُبَارَهُ

1.1.7[God made its (a land's) rain-giving star or asterism pass it over: or, may God make it pass it over]—خَطَّ ٱللّٰهُ نَوْءَهَا

See نَوْءٌ.

From خَطِيطَةٌ, meaning "a land not rained upon between two lands that have been rained upon".

Said by I 'Ab, by way of imprecation, with reference to a woman, when he was asked about a man who had put the affair of his wife in her own hand and she had in consequence divorced him by a triple sentence.

According to one relation the words are خَطَّأَ, the meaning being "may he make its rain miss it"; according to another, خَطَّى, originally خَطَّطَ, like تَقَضَّى البَازِى. The first of these relations is the weakest in authority.

[See also form 2 in art. خطأ.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

29:48

وَمَا كُنتَ تَتْلُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِن كِتَـٰبٍ وَلَا تَخُطُّهُۥ بِيَمِينِكَ ۖ إِذًا لَّٱرْتَابَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

And thou wast not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: In that case, indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. خَطُطَ , inf. n. خَطٌّ , He made [a line, or lines, or] a mark, عَلَى الأَرْضِ , upon the ground. (Msb.) You say, خَطَّ الزَّاجِرُ فِى الأَرْضِ , aor. and inf. n. as above, The diviner made a line, or a mark, or lines, or marks, upon the ground, and then divined. (TA.) And الزَّاجِرُ يَخُطُّ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِى الرَّمْلِ وَيَزْجُرُ [The diviner makes lines, or marks, with his finger upon the sand, and divines]. (S.) Th says, on the authority of IAar, that عِلْمُ الخَطِّ is عِلْمُ الرَّمْلِ [or geomancy]: I 'Ab says that it is an ancient science, which men have relinquished: but Lth says that it is practised to the present time; [to which I may add, that it has not even now ceased; being still practised on sand and the like, and also on paper;] and they have conventional terms which they employ in it, and they elicit thereby the secret thoughts &c., and often hit upon the right therein: the diviner comes to a piece of soft ground, and he has a boy, with whom is a style; and the master makes many lines, or marks, in haste, that they may not be counted; then he returns, and obliterates leisurely lines, or marks, two by two; and if there remain two lines, or marks, they are a sign of success, and of the attainment of the thing wanted: while he obliterates, his boy says, for the sake of auguring well, اِبْنَىْ عِيَانْ أَسْرِعَا البَيَانْ [O two sons of 'Iyán (meaning two lines or marks), hasten ye the manifestation]: I 'Ab says that when he has obliterated the lines, or marks, and one remains, it is the sign of disappointment: and AZ and Lth relate the like of this. (TA.) It is said in a trad. of Mo'áwiyeh Ibn-El-Hakam Es-Sulamee, traced up by him to its author, كَانَ نَبِىٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَآءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ خَطَّهُ عَلِمَ مِثْلَ عِلْمِهِ [A prophet of the prophets used to practise geomancy; and he who matches his geomancy knows the like of his knowledge]. (TA.) You say also, when a man is meditating upon his affair, and considering what may be its issue, or result, فُلَانٌ يَخُطُّ فِى الأَرْضِ [Such a one makes lines, or marks, upon the ground]. (TA.) [See also نَكَتَ : and see St. John's Gospel, ch. viii. verses 6 and 8.] And خَطَّ بِرِجْلِهِ الأَرْضَ means He walked, or went along. (TA.) Also, (S, Msb,) aor. as above, (Msb,) and so the inf. n., (Msb, K,) He wrote (S, Msb, K) a writing, or book, (Msb,) or a thing, (TA,) with the reed prepared for that purpose, (S, K,) or with some other thing; (K, TA;) [and so خطّط , for] تَخْطِيطٌ is syn. with تَسْطِيرٌ , or, as in the T, like تسطير ; whence the saying, خُطِّطَتْ عَلَيْهِ ذُنُوبُهُ His sins were written [or registered] against him. (TA.) خَطَّ الخِطَّةَ , and خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ : see 8; for the latter, in two places. [Hence,] خَطَّ عَلَيْهِ He prohibited it; or took it for himself; relating to anything. (K, TA.) خُطُّ وَحْهُهُ : or خَطَّ : see 8. خَطَّ الغُلَامُ : see 8. خَطَطْتُ بِالسَّيْفِ وَجْهَهُ وَوَسَطَهُ [I cut, or clave, with the sword his face and his waist]. (TA.) And خَطَّهُ بِالسَّيْفِ نِصْفَيْنِ [He clave him, or it, in halves with the sword]. (TA.) And جَارَاهُ فَمَا خَطَّ غُبَارَهُ He contended with him in running, and did not cleave his dust. (JK, S, * A, L.) خَطَّ ٱللّٰهُ نَوْءَهَا [God made its (a land's) rain-giving star or asterism (see نَوْءٌ ) to pass it over: or may God make &c.]: from خَطِيطَةٌ signifying “ a land not rained upon between two lands that have been rained upon: ” (S, TA: *) it was said by I' Ab [in a tropical sense, by way of imprecation, with reference to a woman], when he was asked respecting a man who had put the affair of his wife in her own hand and she had in consequence divorced him by a triple sentence: (S:) accord. to one relation, it is خَطَّأَ ; the meaning being “ may he make its rain to miss it: ” (S, TA:) and accord. to another, خَطَّى , originally خَطَّطَ , like تَقَضَّى البَازِى : the former, or first, is the weaker, or weakest, in authority, of these relations. (TA. [See also 2 in art. خطأ .])

Form 2خطّط2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَخْطِيطٌ

Core sense — he marked with lines, streaks, or stripesgenerated

2.1

[He marked with lines, streaks, or stripes. Also] he wove a piece of cloth with lines, streaks, or stripes.

And he drew lines well and elegantly.

2.1.1

See also form 1, in two places, in the latter half of that article.

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, inf. n. تَخْطِيطٌ , [He marked with lines, streaks, or stripes. Also] He wove a piece of cloth with lines, streaks, or stripes. (KL.) And He drew lines well and elegantly. (KL.) See also 1, in two places, in the latter half of the paragraph.

Form 4أَخْطَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he took a plot of ground and marked it out for buildinggenerated

4.1

See form 8, in three places.

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see 8, in three places.

Form 8اختطّ الخِطَّةَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he took and marked a plot of ground for building; his beard grew in linesgenerated

8.1he took the خِطَّة [q. v.] for himself and put a mark on it, so that it might be known that he had chosen it to build a house there—اختطّها لِنَفْسِهِ

Also خَطَّهَا, or اخطّها, and خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ.

And he alighted and took up his abode in the خِطَّة, none having done so before him; also خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ.

[And hence, اختطّ also means he founded a town or the like.]

8.1.1figurative · مجازhis face became marked with lines [app. by the growth of his beard]—اختطّ وَجْهُهُ

Also خَطَّ, or خُطَّ, or اخطّ: or the hair of his beard spread [so as to form lines] on the two sides of his face.

8.1.2figurative · مجازthe two sides of the boy's, or young man's, beard grew forth—اختطّ الغُلَامُ

Also خَطَّ, or اخطّ.

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, (Msb, K,) or اختطّها لِنَفْسِهِ , (S,) He took the خِطَّة [q. v.] to himself, and (K) made a mark upon it, (S, K,) in order to its being known that he had chosen it to build there a house; (S, TA;) as also خَطَّهَا ; (as in some copies of the K;) or اخطّها ; (as in other copies of the K, and as in the TA;) and خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ : (TA:) and he alighted and took up his abode in the خِطَّة , none having done so before him; as also خَطَّهَا لِنَفْسِهِ . (K.) [And hence, اختطّ signifies also He founded a town or the like.] اختطّ وَجْهُهُ His face became marked with lines [app. by the growth of his beard]; (K, TA;) as also خَطَّ ; (K, L, TA;) or خُطَّ ; (JK;) or اخطّ : (CK:) or the hair of his beard extended [so as to form lines] upon the two sides of his face. (A, TA.) اختطّ الغُلَامُ The two sides of the boy's, or young man's, beard grew forth; (S, L, K, TA;) as also خَطَّ ; or اخطّ . (K, accord. to different copies.)

Derived nouns 17

Nounخَطٌّ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a line, streak, or stripe; a road or path; writing, handwritinggenerated

1on the back of the ass are two lines, or streaks, differing in colour from the rest of the body—عَلَى ظَهْرِ الحِمَارِ خُطَّتَانِ

A line, streak, or stripe, in or upon a thing.

Plural خُطُوطٌ and أَخْطَاطٌ, the latter [a plural of paucity] used by El-'Ajjáj.

And خُطَّةٌ is [synonymous with خَطٌّ, as explained above, being] a substantive from [the maṣdar] الخَطُّ, as نُقْطَةٌ is from النَّقْطُ.

1.1the equinoctial line—خَطُّ الاِسْتِوَآءِ

[In mathematics, a line. And hence:]

1.2[Keep to that road, or path, and do not turn away from it at all]—اِلْزَمْ ذٰلِكَ الخَطَّ وَلَا تَظْلِمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا

A slight track, or path, or road, in plain, smooth, or soft ground: plural as above.

And a road, or path, as in the saying:

Or in this sense the word is خُطٌّ.

Also a road, way, or street that is a common thoroughfare; and so خُطٌّ.

1.3figurative · مجازthe herbage consists of streaks, or stripes, upon the ground—الكَلَأُ خُطُوطٌ فِى الأَرْضِ

The rain had not watered the country in common.

[A streak, or stripe, of herbage.]

1.4

Writing, and the like. Handwriting. Character, or particular form of letters.

1.5

See also sense 1.

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A line, streak, or stripe; in, or upon, a thing: (K:) pl. خُطُوطٌ (S, K) and أَخْطَاطٌ ; (K;) the latter, [a pl. of pauc.,] used by El-'Ajjáj: (TA:) and خُطَّةٌ is [syn. with خَطٌّ as explained above, being] a subst. form [the inf. n.] الخَطُّ , like as نُقْطَةٌ is from النَّقْطُ : (S, K: *) you say, عَلَى ظَهْرِ الحِمَارِ خُطَّتَانِ Upon the back of the ass are two lines, or streaks, differing in colour from the rest of the body. (TA.) [In mathematics, A line. And hence, خَطُّ الاِسْتِوَآءِ The equinoctial line.] A slight track, or path, or road, in plain, or smooth, or soft, ground: pl. as above. (K.) And A road, or path: (Th, K:) as in the saying, اِلْزَمْ ذٰلِكَ الخَطَّ وَلَا تَظْلِمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا [Keep thou to that road, or path, and do not deviate from it at all]: or in this sense the word is خُطٌّ . (TA.) Also A road, or way, or street, that is a common thoroughfare; and so خُطٌّ . (IDrd, K.) [A streak, or stripe, of herbage.] You say, الكَلَأُ خُطُوطٌ فِى الأَرْضِ The herbage consists of streaks, or stripes, upon the ground; the rain not having watered the country in common. (L, TA.) Writing, and the like. (TA.) [Handwriting. Character; or particular form of letters. See also 1.]

Nounخُطٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the place of the tribegenerated

See خَطٌّ, in two places.

1.1

Also the place of the tribe.

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: see خَطٌّ , in two places. The place of the tribe. (AA, K.)

Nounخِطٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a plot of ground marked out to build ongenerated

See خِطَّةٌ.

1.1

And see also خَطِيطٌ, in two places.

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: see خِطَّةٌ : and see also خَطِيطٌ , in two places.

Nounخُطَّةٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an affair, a matter, a case; a course; a proof, an argumentgenerated

See خَطٌّ, in two places.

1.1[I required, or constrained, him to do an affair of difficulty; or to become in a state of abasement, or ignominy]—سُمْتُهُ خُطَّةَ خَسْفٍ

Also an affair; a matter; a case; an event; a state, or condition: synonymous with أَمْرٌ and قِصَّةٌ, or the like of قِصَّةٌ and خَطْبٌ and حَالٌ, or حَالَةٌ: or, as some say, a doubtful affair of great importance, to accomplish which one finds no way: and a quality, or property.

[an evil affair]—خُطَّةَ سُوْءٍ

[He requires, or constrains, me to do an affair of difficulty]—هُوَيُكَلِّفُنِى خُطَّةً مِنَ الخَسْفِ

[See also خَسْفٌ.]

[Is the son of this woman to be blamed for deciding the affair, or matter, or case, and defending himself in the absence of the wrongdoers who would keep him from his right; or, of those who defend men, one from another, and decide between them justly?]—أَيُلَامُ ٱبْنُ هٰذِهِ أَنْ يَفْصِلَ الخُطَّةَ وَيَنْتَصِرَ مِنْ وَرَآءِ الحَجَزَةِ

In a tradition of Keyleh. That is: when a doubtful event that he does not know how to meet befalls him, he should not trouble himself over it, but decide it so as to settle it and get himself clear of it. [See also حَاجِزٌ.]

[They shall not ask of me a matter in which they honour the sacred things of God, exalted be He, but I will grant it to them]—لَايَسْألُونِى خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ فِيهَا حُرُمَاتِ ٱللّٰهِ تَعَالَى إِلَّا أَعْطِيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا

he has proposed to you a case of evident rectitude; therefore accept it—قَدْ عَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ خُطَّةَ رُشْدٍ فَٱقْبَلُوهَا

In a tradition about El-Hodeybiyeh.

In the same tradition.

Taäbbatasharrà says this; he means خُطَّتَانِ.

[They are two cases; either bondage and reproach, or else blood; and slaughter is more befitting to the free, or ingenuous]

shāhid

هُمَا خَطَّتَا إِمَّا إِسَارٌ وَمِنَّةٌوَإِمَّا دَمٌ وَالقَتْلُ بِالحُرِّ أَجْدَرُ

1.2a distant, or far-extending, course—خُطَّةٌ نَائِيَةٌ

[Take the course of exacting your right, or due, with equity]—خُذْ خُطَّةً

Also a course, as in the phrase:

That is, خُذْ خُطَّةَ الاِنْتِصَافِ; meaning اِنْتَصِفْ, exact your right, or due, with equity.

1.3[app. Establish a proof against this thing, or case]—أَقِمْ عَلَى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ بِخُطَّةٍ

A proof; an evidence; a testimony; an argument; a plea; or an allegation: synonymous with حُجَّةٌ.

So in this phrase, as is said in the "Nawádir".

1.4he came having in his mind [lit. his head] an object of want—جَآءَ وَفِى رَأْسِهِ خُطَّةٌ

An object of want which one has determined to accomplish.

[But see the last part of this article.]

The common people say خُطْبَةٌ; the first is the word used by the Arabs. The other, however, occurs in the "Nawádir" of AZ, so its attribution to the common people needs consideration.

1.5

Boldness to undertake affairs.

1.6in his head is ignorance—فِى رَأْسِهِ خُطَّةٌ

Or, as some say, some affair: and it has another meaning explained above.

Ignorance.

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: see خَطٌّ , in two places. Also An affair: a matter: a case: an event: a state, or condition: syn. أَمْرٌ : (S, K:) and قِصَّةٌ : (S:) or the like of قِصَّةٌ : (JK, K:) and خَطْبٌ : and حَالٌ : (TA:) or حَالَةٌ : (Msb:) or, as some say, a dubious affair, of great magnitude or moment, to accomplish which, or to perform which, one finds not the way: (Har p. 436:) and a quality, or property. (Msb.) You say, سُمْتُهُ خُطَّةَ خَسْفٍ [I required, or constrained, him to do an affair of difficulty; or to become in a state of abasement, or ignominy]: and خُطَّةَ سُوْءٍ [an evil affair]. (L.) And هُوَيُكَلِّفُنِى خُطَّةً مِنَ الخَسْفِ [He requires, or constrains, me to do an affair of difficulty; &c.]. (JK. [See also خَسْفٌ .]) And it is said in a trad., of Keyleh, أَيُلَامُ ٱبْنُ هٰذِهِ أَنْ يَفْصِلَ الخُطَّةَ وَيَنْتَصِرَ مِنْ وَرَآءِ الحَجَزَةِ [Is the son of this woman to be blamed for deciding the affair, or matter, or case, &c., and defending himself in the absence of the wrongdoers who would prevent his obtaining his right; or, of those who defend men, one from another, and decide between them justly?]: i. e., when a dubious event, to the encountering of which he does not find the right way, befalls him, that he should not care for it, but decide it so as to settle it and extricate himself from it. (S, TA.) [See also حَاجِزٌ .] Also, in a trad. respecting El-Hodeybiyeh, لَايَسْألُونِى خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ فِيهَا حُرُمَاتِ ٱللّٰهِ تَعَالَى إِلَّا أَعْطِيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا [They shall not ask of me a matter wherein they honour the sacred things of God, (exalted be He,) but I will grant it to them]. (TA.) And in the same, قَدْ عَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ خُطَّةَ رُشْدٍ فَٱقْبَلُوهَا He hath proposed to you a case of evident rectitude; therefore do ye accept it. (TA.) And Taäbbatasharrà says, 1 [They are two case; either bondage and reproach, or else blood; and slaughter is more befitting to the free, or ingenuous]: he means خُطَّتَانِ . (S. [See Ham p. 34.]) هُمَا خَطَّتَا إِمَّا إِسَارٌ وَمِنَّةٌ | وَإِمَّا دَمٌ وَالقَتْلُ بِالحُرِّ أَجْدَرُ Also A course: as in the phrase خُطَّةٌ نَائِيَةٌ A distant, or far-extending, course. (S, TA.) You say also, خُذْ خُطَّةً , i. e. خُذْ خُطَّةَ الاِنْتِصَافِ [Take thou the course of exacting thy right, or due, with equity]; meaning اِنْتَصِفْ [exact thou thy right, or due, with equity]. (S.) A proof; an evidence; a testimony; an argument; a plea; or an allegation; syn. حُجَّةٌ . (O, TA.) So in the phrase, أَقِمْ عَلَى هٰذَا الأَمْرِ بِخُطَّةٍ [app. Establish thou a proof, &c., against this thing, or case]; as is said in the “ Nawádir. ” (TA.) An object of want which one has determined to accomplish: as in the saying, جَآءَ وَفِى رَأْسِهِ خُطَّةٌ He came having in his mind [lit. his head] an object of want &c. : [but see the last sentence in this paragraph:] the vulgar say خُطْبَةٌ : (S, L:) the former is the word used by the Arabs: (L:) the latter, however, occurs in the “ Nawádir ” of AZ; therefore the attribution of it to the vulgar demands consideration. (TA.) Boldness to undertake affairs. (K.) Ignorance. (K.) You say, فِى رَأْسِهِ خُطَّةٌ In his head is ignorance: or, as some say, some affair: and it has another meaning explained above. (TA.)

Nounخِطَّةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a plot of ground marked out to build a house ongenerated

A piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself and marks, so that it may be known that he has chosen it to build a house there; from which the خِطَط of El-Koofeh and of El-Basrah.

Or a piece of ground, and a house, which a man takes to himself and marks, in land not possessed, so that he may have it for himself alone and build there; this is done when the Sultán allows a number of the Muslims to found houses in a particular place and settle there, as they did in El-Koofeh and El-Basrah.

Or a place which is taken and marked for building houses, or for habitation, or the like.

Or, as is said in the Bári', a piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself and marks, it not having belonged to anyone before him; and so خِطٌّ, which IDrd explains as a place that one takes to oneself and marks off from other places.

Or both mean a piece of land in which one alights and takes up his abode, none having done so before him.

Plural of the first, حِطَزٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز[Such a one shows in himself the marks of generous, or honourable, qualities]—فُلَانٌ بَيِّنٌ خِطَطِ المَكَارِمِ

Hence.

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A piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, in order to its being known that he has chosen it to build there a house; whence the خِطَط of El-Koofeh and of El-Basrah: (S:) or a piece of ground, and a house, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, in land not possessed, that he may have it for himself exclusively, and build there; this being done when the Sultán gives permission to a number of the Muslims to found houses in a particular place, and to make their abodes there, as they did in El-Koofeh and El-Basrah: (L:) or a place which is taken and marked for building houses, or for habitation, or the like: (Mgh, Msb:) or, as is said in the Bári', a piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, it not having belonged to any one before him; as also خِطٌّ ; (Msb;) which latter is explained by IDrd as signifying a place which one takes to himself, and marks, from other places: (IB, L:) or both signify a piece of land in which one alights and takes up his abode, none having done so before him: (K:) the pl. of the former is حِطَزٌ . (S, Msb.) [Hence,] فُلَانٌ بَيِّنٌ خِطَطِ المَكَارِمِ [Such a one exhibits in himself the marks of generous, or honourable, qualities]. (TA.)

Nounخَطُوطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a beast that marks the ground with the tips of its hoofsgenerated

A wild bull, and any beast, that marks the ground with the extremities of his hoofs.

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A wild bull, (S, L,) and any beast, (L,) that marks the ground with the extremities of his hoofs. (S, L.)

Nounوَادٌ خَطِيطٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a valley not rained upon; land not rained upon; a strip of groundgenerated

1land not rained upon—خَطِيطَةٌ

AO: a valley not rained upon. See خَطْوَةٌ, q. v.

Or أَرْضٌ خَطِيطَةٌ; and خِطٌّ has the same meaning.

Or land not rained upon between two lands that have been rained upon; or land of which part has been rained upon and part not; or land not rained upon surrounded by land that has been rained upon.

Plural of the first, خَطَائِطُ.

1.1figurative · مجاز[Keep to the condition of abasement in fear of what is more grievous than it]—اِلْزَمْ خَطِيطَةَ الذُّلِّ مَخَافَةَ مَا هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ

Hence the saying of a certain Arab to his son:

1.2a strip of ground differing in roughness and smoothness from what is on either side of it—خَطِيطَةٌ

Plural as above.

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[A valley not rained upon]. (AO, TA voce خَطْوَةٌ , q. v.) And خَطِيطَةٌ [or أَرْضٌ خَطِيطَةٌ ] Land not rained upon; (TA;) as also خِطٌّ : (K:) or land not rained upon between two lands that have been rained upon: (S, K:) or land of which part has been rained upon, (K, TA,) and part has not: (TA:) or land not rained upon surrounded by land that has been rained upon; (ISh;) as also ↓ the latter word: (AHn:) pl. of the former, خَطَائِطُ . (S.) Hence the saying of a certain Arab, to his son, اِلْزَمْ خَطِيطَةَ الذُّلِّ مَخَافَةَ مَا هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ [Keep thou to the condition of abasement in fear of what is more grievous than it]. (IAar, M.) خَطِيطَةٌ also signifies A strip of ground differing in roughness and smoothness from what is on either side of it: pl. as above. (L.)

Nounخَطَّاطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who practises geomancy; a calligraphergenerated

One who practises what is called عِلْمُ الخَطِّ [or geomancy].

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[Also one who practises the art of writing:] a calligrapher.

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A practiser of what is termed عِلْمُ الخَطِّ [or geomancy]. (Lth.) [Also A practiser of the art of writing:] a caligraphist. (KL.)

Nounرِمَاحٌ خَطِّيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — spears of El-Khatt, in El-Yemámeh, brought there from Indiagenerated

Spears of El-Khatt; so called from الخَطُّ, a place in El-Yemámeh, also called خَطُّ هَجَرٍ, because they are brought there from India and straightened in that place, which is a coast for ships; not that the canes grow there.

Or they are so called from الخَطُّ, which is the station for ships in El-Bahreyn, because they are sold there; not that it is the place of their growth.

This place is also called الخِطُّ, but that needs consideration; for Lth, or Kh, says in the 'Eyn that when you turn the relative noun into a substantive you say خِطِيَّةٌ, with kesr to the خ, without رماح, just as you say ثِيَابٌ قِبْطِيَّةٌ with kesr, but when you turn the relative noun into a substantive you say قُبْطِيَّةٌ, with damm, to keep the substantive distinct from the relative noun, without ثياب.

A single spear of this kind is called رُمْحٌ خَطِّىٌّ.

AHn says that الخَطِّىُّ means the spears, and that it is a relative noun used in the manner of a proper name, being a relative noun from الخَطُّ, which is خَطُّ البَحْرَيْنِ, where ships moor when they come from India.

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Spears of El-Khatt; so called from الخَطُّ , a place in El-Yemámeh, (S, Msb,) also called خَطُّ هَجَرٍ , (S,) because they are brought thither (S, Msb) from India, (S,) and straightened in that place, (S, Msb, *) which is a coast for ships; not that the canes grow there: (Msb:) or they are so called from الخَطُّ which is the station for ships in El-Bahreyn, because they are sold there; not that it is the place of their growth: this place is also called الخِطُّ : (K:) but this demands consideration; for it is said [in the 'Eyn, i. e.] by Lth, (TA,) or by Kh, (Msb,) that when you convert the rel. n. into a subst., you say خِطِيَّةٌ , (Msb, TA,) with kesr to the خ , (Msb,) without رماح , like as you say, ثِيَابٌ قِبْطِيَّةٌ , (Msb, TA,) with kesr, (Msb,) but when you convert the rel. n. into a subst., you say, قُبْطِيَّةٌ , (Msb, TA,) with damm, to distinguish the subst. from the rel. n., without ثياب : (Msb:) a single spear of this kind is called رُمْحٌ خَطِّىٌّ : (TA:) AHn says that الخَطِّىُّ signifies the spears; and that it is a rel. n. used in the manner of a proper name; being a rel. n. from الخَطُّ , which is خَطُّ البَحْرَيْنِ , where ships moor when they come from India. (TA.)

Nounخِطِّيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a spear of El-Khattgenerated

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Nounأَخَطُّ1 sense

Core sense — delicate in beautiesgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Delicate in beauties. [See also مُخَطَّطٌ.]

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Delicate in beauties. (IAar.) [See also مُخَطَّطٌ .]

Nounمَخَطٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a place marked with lines, streaks, or stripesgenerated

[A place marked with a line or lines, with a streak or streaks, or with a stripe or stripes.]

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[A place marked with a line or lines, with a streak or streaks, or with a stripe or stripes]. (TA in art. طر .)

Nounمِخَطٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a wooden instrument for making lines or marksgenerated

A wooden instrument with which one makes lines or marks or the like: or the wooden instrument with which the weaver makes lines or marks or the like in, or upon, a piece of cloth.

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A wooden instrument with which one makes lines or marks or the like: (S:) or the wooden instrument with which the weaver makes lines or marks or the like, in, or upon, a piece of cloth. (L, K.)

Nounمُخَطَّطٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — marked with lines, streaks, or stripes; beautiful, said of a boygenerated

A [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء, and a date, and a wild animal, or anything, marked with lines, streaks, or stripes.

1.1figurative · مجاز

Beautiful; applied to a boy [whose beard-hair has appeared on the sides of his face, forming lines]; also مُخْتَطٌّ [originally مُخْتَطِطٌ: see form 8].

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A [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء , (S, TA,) and a date, and a wild animal, (TA,) or anything, (K, TA,) marked with lines, streaks, or stripes. (S, K, TA.) Beautiful; (K, TA;) applied to a boy [whose hair of his beard has appeared upon the sides of his face, forming lines]; as also مُخْتَطٌّ [originally مُخْتَطِطٌ : see 8]. (TA.)

Nounمِخْطَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wooden ruler, by which lines are made evengenerated

[A wooden ruler;] an instrument of wood by means of which lines are made even.

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[A wooden ruler;] an instrument of wood by means of which lines are made even. (S, O.)

Nounمَخْطُوطٌ1 sense

Core sense — written in, or written upongenerated

A book or the like written in, or upon.

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A book or the like written in, or upon. (TA.)

Nounمُخْتَطٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a plot of ground taken and marked out for buildinggenerated

See مُخَطَّطٌ.

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: see مُخَطَّطٌ .