خطأ

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Form 1خَطڤاَ3 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarإِخْطَآءٌ خِطْءٌ

Core sense — he did wrong, he made a mistake; he committed a singenerated

1.1he did wrong; he committed a mistake, or an error—خَطِئَ

Synonymous with اخطأ, maṣdar إِخْطَآءٌ and خَاطِئَةٌ; this last, mentioned by AAF on the authority of AZ, is irregular in a triliteral [unaugmented] verb, and more so in a quadriliteral [i.e. a triliteral augmented by one letter]. It is also synonymous with تخطّأ.

[And if this and similar explanations are correct, خَطَأْ may be a maṣdar of the first of these verbs, and a quasi-maṣdar of the second and third.]

Or it is اخطأ and تخطّأ that have this meaning.

he committed a sin, a crime, or an act of disobedience for which he deserved punishment—خَطِئَ

maṣdar خِطْءٌ and خِطْأَةٌ.

he committed a fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience, unintentionally—خَطِئَ

Or: he committed a fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience [in an absolute sense].

So according to AO, or A' Obeyd. The same is said of اخطأ.

Others say that خَطِئَ means [he committed a fault, etc.] in religion, and اخطأ in anything, intentionally or unintentionally; and that خَطِئَ is in religion, while اخطأ is in calculation [and the like].

he pursued a wrong way in his religion, intentionally or otherwise—خَطِئَ فِى دِينِهِ

So according to Ibn-'Arafeh. In a MS copy of the K and in the CK, فى ذَنْبِهِ.

he pursued a wrong way in his religion, intentionally or otherwise—اخطأ

he committed an act of disobedience intentionally—خَطِئَ

he did wrong, meaning to do right—اخطأ

you did wrong in what you did, intentionally—خَطِئْتَ بِمَا صَنَعْتُهُ

you did wrong in what you did, unintentionally—أَخْطَأْتَ مَا صَنَعْتَهُ

So according to the 'Ináyeh, and the like is said in the A.

[This distinction agrees with general usage.]

So according to AHeyth.

[Or بِمَا صنعتة or فِيمَا صنعته.]

1.1.1

See also form 4, in two places.

1.2figurative · مجازthe cooking-pot threw up its froth, or scum, in boiling—خَطَأَتِ القِدْرُ بِزَبَدِهَا

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خَطِئَ is syn. with اخطأ , inf. n. إِخْطَآءٌ and خَاطِئَةٌ , (K,) which latter, mentioned by AAF, on the authority of AZ, is extr. in the case of a triliteral [unaugmented] verb, and more so in the case of a quadriliteral [i. e. a triliteral augmented by one letter]; (TA;) and with تخطّأ ; signifying He did wrong; or committed a mistake, or an error: (K:) [and if this and similar explanations be correct, خَطَأْ may be an inf. n. of the first of these verbs, and a quasi-inf. n. of the second and third:] or اخطأ and تخطّأ have this signification: (S:) and خَطِئَ , aor. خَطَاَ , inf. n. خِطْءٌ and خِطْأَةٌ , (S, K,) signifies he committed a sin, a crime, or an act of disobedience for which he deserved punishment: (S, K: *) or he committed a fault or an offence or an act of disobe dience [in an absolute sense]: (K, * TA:) or, accord. to AO, (Msb,) or A' Obeyd, (TA,) خَطِئَ , inf. n. خِطْءٌ , signifies he committed a fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience, unintentionally; as also اخطأ : (Msb, TA:) or, as others say, خَطِئَ means [he committed a fault, &c.,] in religion; and اخطأ , in anything; intentionally or unintentionally: (Msb:) خَطِئَ , in religion; and اخطأ , in calculation [&c.]: (As, M, TA:) or, accord. to Ibn-'Arafeh, (TA,) you say, خَطِئَ فِى دِينِهِ , (K, TA, [in a MS. copy of the K and in the CK, * فى ذَنْبِهِ ,]) and اخطأ , meaning he pursued a wrong way in his religion, intentionally or otherwise: (K, TA:) or خَطِئَ signifies he committed an act of disobedience intentionally; (Msb, TA;) so accord. to the 'Ináyeh, and the like is said in the A; (TA;) and ↓ اخطأ , he did wrong, meaning to do right: (Az, Msb, TA:) [and this distinction is agreeable with general usage:] accord. to AHeyth, you say, خَطِئْتَ بِمَا صَنَعْتُهُ [Thou didst wrong, in that which thou didst,] intentionally; and ↓ أَخْطَأْتَ مَا صَنَعْتَهُ [or بِمَا صنعتة or فِيمَا صنعته Thou didst wrong, in that which thou didst,] unintentionally. (TA.) See also 4, in two places. خَطَأَتِ القِدْرُ بِزَبَدِهَا , aor. خَطَاَ , The cooking-pot threw up its froth, or foam, or scum, (K, TA,) in boiling. (TA.)

Form 2خطّأهُ2 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَخْطِئَةٌ

Core sense — he told him he had done wrong; he made it missgenerated

2.1he said to him, “you have done wrong, or committed a mistake or an error”—أَخْطَأْتَ

Maṣdar تَخْطِئَةٌ and تَخْطِىْءٌ.

Or: he pronounced him to be doing wrong, or committing a mistake or an error.

if I do wrong, tell me that I have done so—إِنْ أَخْطَأْتُ فَخَطِّئْنِى

2.1.1God made, or may God make, the land's star, or asterism, to miss—خَطَّأَ ٱللّٰهُ نَوْءَهَا

Also: he made it to miss.

That is, so that the rain which the star or asterism should have brought did not, or shall not, fall upon it.

I'Ab said this figuratively of a woman, as a curse, in disapproval of her conduct.

Some relate the saying with the verb خَطَّى, the meaning then being: God made, or may God make, its rain-giving star or asterism pass it over and send no rain upon it. In that case it may be from خَطِيطَةٌ, "a land not rained upon between two lands that have been rained upon", the verb being originally خَطَّطَ, with the final ط changed into ى. [See art. خط.]

نَوْء is here the singular of أَنْوَآءٌ, meaning the "Mansions of the Moon", also called the "stars, or asterisms, of rain". [See more in the first paragraph of art. خط, and see also form 4 in the present article.]

According to Fr, خَطَّى السَّهْمَ and خَطَّأَهُ are synonymous [meaning he made the arrow pass over, or miss, the mark].

may evil be made to miss you—خُطِّئُ عَنْكَ السُّوْءُ

evil missed you, or may evil miss you—خَطَّأَ عَنْكَ السُّوْءُ

That is, may evil be kept away from you.

[Apparently for تَخَطَّأَ.]

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, (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَخْطِئَةٌ and تَخْطِىْءٌ , (S, K,) He said to him, أَخْطَأْتَ [meaning Thou hast done wrong, or committed a mistake or an error]: (S, Msb, K:) or he pronounced him, or asserted him, to be doing wrong, or committing a mistake or an error. (Msb.) You say, إِنْ أَخْطَأْتُ فَخَطِّئْنِى [If I do wrong, &c., tell me that I have done so]. (S.) Also He made it to miss: so in the saying, خَطَّأَ ٱللّٰهُ نَوْءَهَا God made, or may God make, its [i. e. a land's] star, or asterism, to miss; so that the rain which the star or asterism should have brought did not, or shall not, fall upon it. (TA.) This was [also] said by I'Ab [in a tropical sense] with reference to a woman, as an imprecation, in disapproval of her conduct. (Mgh.) As some relate this saying, the verb is خَطَّى , (Mgh, TA,) and the meaning, God made, or may God make, its [rain-giving] star or asterism, to pass it over, and not send rain upon it: and in this case it may be, (TA,) or it is, (Mgh,) from خَطِيطَةٌ , signifying “ a land not rained upon (Mgh, TA) between two lands that have been rained upon; ” (Mgh;) the verb being originally خَطَّطَ , and the final ط being changed into ى . (Mgh, TA. [See art خط .]) نَوْء is [here] the sing. of أَنْوَآءٌ meaning the “ Mansions of the Moon, ” also called the “ stars, or asterisms, of rain. ” (Mgh.) [See more in the first paragraph of art. خط : and see also 4 in the present art.] Accord. to Fr, خَطَّى السَّهْمَ and خَطَّأَهُ are syn. [as meaning He made the arrow to pass over, or to miss, the mark]. (TA.) One says also, خُطِّئُ عَنْكَ السُّوْءُ [May evil be made to miss thee;] i. e. may evil be repelled from thee. (ISk.) And خَطَّأَ عَنْكَ السُّوْءُ [app. for ↓ تَخَطَّأَ ] Evil missed thee, or may evil miss thee. (AZ.)

Form 4اخطأ3 senses

maṣdarإِخْطَآءٌ

Core sense — he missed it, he failed to hit it; he did wronggenerated

4.1

Maṣdar إِخْطَآءٌ and خَاطِئَةٌ; see form 1, in eight places.

أَخْطَيْتُ for أَخْطَأْتُ should not be said: it is of weak authority, or a mispronunciation. Some do use it, because a change of this kind is generally allowed by some of the writers on inflection.

See also form 5.

4.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe, or it, missed it, or him; he failed to hit it—اخطأهُ

تخاطأهُ, تخطّأهُ and لَهُ تخطّأ [and خَطِئَهُ, as will appear from what follows] have the same meaning. [See also form 2, last sentence.]

the archer, or thrower, missed the mark, or failed to hit it—اخطأ الرَّامِى الغَرَضَ

the arrow missed it, or him, or passed beyond it—اخطأهُ السَّهْمُ

You may also say أَخْطَاهُ, dropping the ء.

he missed the way; he turned aside from the way—اخطأ الطَّرِيقَ

his star, or asterism, missed—اخطأ نَوْؤُهُ

Said of one who has sought something he wanted and has not attained it; to such a person one says اخطأ نَوْؤُكَ [your star, or asterism, has missed].

the right, or due, was out of his reach, or far from him—اخطأهُ

Owfà Ibn-Matar El-Mázinee says:

shāhid 1

النَّبْلُ أَحْشَآءَهُ تَخَاطَأَتِ

[meaning: the arrows missed his bowels].

AO, or A' Obeyd, says that خَطِئَ and اخطأ are synonymous, citing as an example the saying of Imra-el-Keys:

shāhid 2

يَا لَهْفَ هِنْدٍ إِذْ خَطِئْنَ كَاهِلَا

[O the grief of Hind,] that is, when they (the troop of horse) missed the sons of Káhil. Here خطئن is used in the sense of أَخْطَأْنَ, which, according to Az, is the more proper in this case.

4.3how sinful, or criminal, or intentionally wrongdoing, he is!—مَا أَخْطَأَهُ

An expression of wonder, from خَطِئَ, not from أَخْطَأَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

2:286

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."

33:5

ٱدْعُوهُمْ لِـَٔابَآئِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَمَوَٰلِيكُمْ ۚ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَآ أَخْطَأْتُم بِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِن مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا

Call them by (the names of) their fathers: that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if ye know not their father's (names, call them) your Brothers in faith, or your maulas. But there is no blame on you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

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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, inf. n. إِخْطَآءٌ and خَاطِئَةٌ : see 1, in eight places. أَخْطَيْتُ , for أَخْطَأْتُ , should not be said: (S:) it is a word of weak authority; or a mispronunciation: (K:) but some use it; (S, Sgh, TA;) because a change of this kind is generally allowed by some of the writers on inflection. (TA.) See also 5. اخطأهُ , (S, K,) which signifies, He [or it] missed, or failed of hitting, it [or him], (TA,) and ↓ تخاطأهُ (S, K) and ↓ تخطّأهُ (K) and لَهُ ↓ تخطّأ (TA) [and ↓ خَطِئَهُ , as will be seen from what follows,] are syn. (S, K, TA.) [See also 2, last sentence.] You say, اخطأ الرَّامِى الغَرَضَ The archer, or thrower, missed the mark; or failed of hitting it. (TA.) And اخطأهُ السَّهْمُ The arrow [missed it, or him, or] passed beyond it, or him: and you may also say, أَخْطَاهُ , suppressing the ء (Msb.) And اخطأ الطَّرِيقَ [He missed the way; or] he deviated from the way. (TA.) And اخطأ نَوْؤُهُ [ His star, or asterism, missed]; said of him who has sought an object of want and not succeeded in attaining it: (TA:) and to a person in this case one says, اخطأ نَوْؤُكَ [ Thy star, or asterism, has missed]. (Mgh. [See also 2.]) And اخطأهُ The right, or due, was, or became, [out of his reach,] or far from him. (Msb.) Owfà Ibn-Matar ElMázinee says, 1 [meaning The arrows missed his bowels]. (S.) And AO, (S,) or A' Obeyd, (TA,) says that ↓ خَطِئَ and اخطأ are syn.; citing, as an ex., the saying of Imra-el-Keys, 2 (S, TA,) meaning [O the grief of Hind,] when they (the troop of horse) missed the sons of Káhil; (TA;) خطئن being here used in the sense of أَخْطَأْنَ , (S, TA,) which latter, accord. to Az, is the more proper in this case. (TA.) النَّبْلُ أَحْشَآءَهُ تَخَاطَأَتِ يَا لَهْفَ هِنْدٍ إِذْ خَطِئْنَ كَاهِلَا مَا أَخْطَأَهُ is an expression of wonder [meaning How sinful, or criminal, or intentionally-disobedient, or intentionally-wrongdoing, is he !] from خَطِئَ , not from أَخْطَأَ . (S.)

Form 5تَخَطَّاَ5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he did wrong; he feigned a mistake; he charged another with onegenerated

5.1

See form 1, in two places.

5.1.1

And see also form 2, last sentence; and form 4, in two places.

5.1.2he put the question to him wanting to make him make a mistake—تخطّأ لَهُ فِى المَسْأَلَةِ

Or it means the same as أَخْطَأَ.

5.2the feigning of a wrong action, a mistake, or an error—تَخَطُّؤٌ

5.3

And: the charging of another with a wrong action, a mistake, or an error.

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see 1, in two places: and see also 2, last sentence; and 4, in two places. تخطّأ لَهُ فِى المَسْأَلَةِ He addressed to him the question with the desire of causing him to make a mistake: (TA:) or i. q. ↓ أَخْطَأَ . (S.) تَخَطُّؤٌ also signifies The feigning a wrong action, a mistake, or an error. (KL. [See also 6.]) And The charging another with a wrong action, a mistake, or an error. (KL. [See also 2.])

Form 6تخاطأ2 senses

Core sense — he charged himself with a mistake he had not committedgenerated

6.1

He imputed to himself a wrong action, a mistake, or an error, when he had committed none.

6.2

Derived nouns 11

Nounخَطْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wrong action; a mistake, or an errorgenerated

See خَطَأٌ.

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:see خَطَأٌ .

Nounخِطْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wrong action; a mistake, or an errorgenerated

See خَطِيْئَةٌ.

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: see خَطِيْئَةٌ .

Nounخَطَأٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wrong action; a mistake, or an error; an unintentional faultgenerated

A wrong action; a mistake, or an error; the opposite of صَوَابٌ. Also خَطَآءٌ and خَطْءٌ.

According to some it is synonymous with خَطِيْئَةٌ and خِطْءٌ, and is a maṣdar used as a simple noun; but according to others it means an unintentional fault, offence, or act of disobedience, a noun from أَخْطَأَ.

According to the M, خَطَآءٌ is a noun from خَطِئ [and so synonymous with خَطِيْئَةٌ, in the general acceptation of خَطِئَ].

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A wrong action; a mistake, or an error; contr. of صَوَابٌ ; as also ↓ خَطَآءٌ (S, Msb, K) and ↓ خَطْءٌ : (K:) accord. to some, it is syn. with خَطِيْئَةٌ and خِطْءٌ ; and is an inf. n. used as a simple subst; but accord. to others, (TA,) it signifies an unintentional fault or offence or disobedience; (K, TA;) a subst. from أَخْطَأَ : (M, Msb: [see 1, first sentence:]) and accord. to the M, ↓ خَطَآءٌ is a subst. from خَطِئ [and therefore syn. with خَطِيْئَةٌ accord. to the general acceptation of خَطِئَ ]. (TA.)

Nounخطأة1 sense

Core sense — a land which the rain misses while it falls nearbygenerated

A land which the rain misses, while it falls upon another near it. [So in the TA; apparently خَطْأَةٌ.]

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[so in the TA, app. خَطْأَةٌ ,] A land which the rain misses, while it falls upon another near it. (TA. [See 2.])

Nounخَطَآءٌ1 sense

Core sense — a wrong action; a mistake, or an errorgenerated

See خَطَأٌ, in two places.

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: see خَطَأٌ , in two places.

Nounخَطِيْئَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a fault, an offence, or a sin; a small quantity of anythinggenerated

1a fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience; or an intentional one—خَطِيَّةٌ

A change of this kind is allowable in this and in similar cases.

Like خِطْءٌ, which is a maṣdar used in this way as a noun, meaning a sin, a crime, or an act of disobedience for which one deserves punishment.

Plural خَطَايَا, originally خَطَائِئُ; also خَطَائِى [in a MS copy of the K, خَطَائِئُ], or this is irregular and incorrect except with the article, ال, being otherwise خَطَآءٌ; and خَطَائِىُّ [an irregular plural], of which Th gives an example, related to him by IAar, in the following verse:

shāhid

لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مَا قَدَّمَتْ نَفْسُهُ لَهُخَطَائِيُّهَا إِنْ أَخْطَأَتْ وَصَوَابُهَا

[For every man is appointed, in the world to come, the recompense of what his soul has prepared, or laid up in store, for him — its wrong actions, if it has done wrong, and its right action].

1.1it were a crime that a day should pass with me without my seeing so-and-so in it—خَطِيْئَةٌ يَوْمٌ يَمُرُّ بِى إِلَّا أَرَى فِيهِ فُلَانًا

خَطِيْئَةٌ يَوْمٌ and خَطِيْئَةٌ لَيْلَةٌ are expressions like طِيلٌ يَوْمٌ and طِيلٌ لَيْلَةٌ.

This is apparently the meaning; or perhaps: it is a rare thing that a day passes with me without my seeing him.

1.2on the palm-tree are a few fresh ripe dates—عَلَى النّخْلَةِ خَطِيْئَةٌ مِنْ وَحْشٍ

in the land of the sons of so-and-so are a few wild animals that have missed their usual places—خَطَّآءٌ

That is, they are in places that are not the ones they are used to.

on this sense A little, or a small quantity, or a small number, of anything.

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(S, K) and خَطِيَّةٌ , a change of this kind being allowable in this and in similar cases, (S, TA,) A fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience; (S, K;) or such as is intentional; (K;) like ↓ خِطْءٌ , (S, K;) which is an inf. n., thus used as a subst.; (Msb;) meaning a sin, a crime, or an act of disobedience for which one deserves punishment: (S:) pl. خَطَايَا , (Lth, S, K,) originally خَطَائِئُ ; (Lth, S;) and خَطَائِى also, (K, TA, [in a MS. copy of the K خَطَائِئُ ,]) or this is [anomalous and] incorrect, unless with the art. ال , being otherwise خَطَآءٌ ; (MF;) and خَطَائِىُّ , [an anomalous pl.,] of which Th gives an ex. in the following verse, related to him by IAar; 1 [For every man is appointed, in the world to come, the recompense of what his soul has prepared, or laid up in store, for him, its wrong actions, if it have done wrong; and its right action]. (L.) لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مَا قَدَّمَتْ نَفْسُهُ لَهُ | خَطَائِيُّهَا إِنْ أَخْطَأَتْ وَصَوَابُهَا خَطِيْئَةٌ يَوْمٌ and خَطِيْئَةٌ لَيْلَةٌ are expressions like طِيلٌ يَوْمٌ and طِيلٌ لَيْلَةٌ : you say, خَطِيْئَةٌ يَوْمٌ يَمُرُّ بِى إِلَّا أَرَى فِيهِ فُلَانًا [app. meaning It were a crime that a day should pass with me without my seeing in it such a one; or perhaps, it is a rare event that a day passes with me &c. : see what follows]. (TA.) A little, or small quantity; or a few, or small number; of anything. (K, TA.) You say, عَلَى النّخْلَةِ خَطِيْئَةٌ مِنْ وَحْشٍ [Upon the palm-tree are a few fresh ripe dates]: and خَطَّآءٌ [In the land of the sons of such a one is] a small number of wild animals that have missed their [wonted] places and are in what are not their accustomed places. (TA.)

Nounخَاطِئٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who constantly commits faults, sins, or crimesgenerated

A man who constantly keeps to faults, offences, sins, crimes, or acts of disobedience for which he deserves punishment.

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A man who constantly adheres to faults, offences, sins, crimes, or acts of disobedience for which he deserves punishment. (TA.)

Nounخَاطِئٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — intentionally doing wrong; missing the markgenerated

Intentionally doing what is not right.

El-Umawee: intentionally pursuing a wrong way in his religion; intentionally doing what he is forbidden to do.

[See خَطِئَ, of which this is the ism fāʿil.]

1.1with those that miss is an arrow that goes right, or hits the mark—مَعَ الخَوَاطِئِ سَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ

Also: missing the mark. Hence this saying.

A' Obeyd: a proverb, applied to one who often errs but sometimes does right, or to the miser who sometimes gives in spite of his stinginess.

خَوَاطِئُ is the plural of خَاطِئَةٌ, meaning one that misses the butt.

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Intentionally doing that which is not right; (El-Umawee, S;) intentionally pursuing a wrong way in his religion; (K;) intentionally doing that which he is forbidden to do. (Msb.) [See خَطِئَ , of which it is the part. n.] [Also Missing the mark. Hence the saying,] مَعَ الخَوَاطِئِ سَهْمٌ صَائِبٌ [With those that miss is an arrow that goes right, or hits the mark]; (S, K;) خَوَاطِئُ being pl. of خَاطِئَةٌ , meaning that misses the butt: (Har p. 481:) a prov., (S,) applied to him who frequently errs, but sometimes does right; (S, K;) or to the niggard who sometimes gives notwithstanding his niggardliness. (A 'Obeyd.)

Nounخَاطِئَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — doing wrong; committing a mistake, or an errorgenerated

See form 1, first sentence.

Qur’ānic occurrences خَاطِئَة 1 shown of 2

96:16

نَاصِيَةٍ كَـٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ

A lying, sinful forelock!

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: see 1, first sentence.

Nounمُخْطِئٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who does wrong while meaning to do rightgenerated

[Ism fāʿil of form 4.] El-Umawee: one who does wrong while meaning to do right.

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[act. part. n. of 4, q. v.;] One who does wrong, meaning to do right. (El-Umawee, S.)

Nounمَتَخَطِّىٌ1 sense

Core sense — stepping over, said of a hardy she-camel; not conceivinggenerated

1figurative · مجازyour she-camel is one of those that step over the carcasses—نَاقَتُكَ مِنَ المُتَخَطِّئَاتِ الجيف

[This signifies the same as مُتَخَطٍّ, or nearly so; hence the following saying.]

Or نَاقَتُكَ هٰذِهِ مِنَ المُتَخَطِّيَاتِ الجيف, "this she-camel of yours"; the last word is apparently الجِيَفَ, and this is the literal meaning.

AZ: that is, she is hardy and strong, and will go on and leave behind [others that have fallen down and died] (تخلف [so in the TA, apparently تُخَلِّفُ]) until she herself has fallen down. [See art. خطو.]

not conceiving, or not becoming pregnant, said of a she-camel—مُسْتَخْطِئَةٌ

The same as حَائِلٌ [that is, not conceiving during a year, or two years, or some years; see its verb, form 10].

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[ signifies the same as مُتَخَطٍّ , or nearly so: and hence the saying,] نَاقَتُكَ مِنَ المُتَخَطِّئَاتِ الجيف , (TA in the present art.,) or نَاقَتُكَ هٰذِهِ مِنَ المُتَخَطِّيَاتِ الجيف , [the last word being app. الجِيَفَ , and the lit. meaning, Thy she-camel, or this thy she-camel, is of those that step over the carcasses;] i. e. she is hardy and strong, such as will go on, and leave behind [others that have fallen down and died] ( تخلف [so in the TA, app. تُخَلِّفُ ,]) until she [herself] has fallen down ( الى مأ سقطت ). (AZ, TA in art. خطو .) مُسْتَخْطِئَةٌ , applied to a she-camel, i. q. حَائِلٌ [i. e. Not conceiving, or not becoming pregnant during a year, or two years, or some years; &c.: see its verb, 10]. (K, TA.)