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

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