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تَخَطَّى
to step over; to overcome /ta.xatˤ.ˈtˤaː/
verbB1#2168 most common
Also: to surpass, to exceed, to skip past
Example sentences
تَخَطَّى الْوَلَدُ الْخَطَّ.
The boy stepped over the line.
تَخَطَّيْنَا الْحَاجِزَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.
We got past the barrier on the road.
تَخَطَّى الْفَرِيقُ كُلَّ الصِّعَابِ لِيَفُوزَ.
The team overcame all the difficulties to win.
يَتَخَطَّى عَدَدُ السُّكَّانِ الْمِلْيُونَ نَسَمَةٍ.
The population exceeds one million people.
عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَتَخَطَّى مَخَاوِفَكَ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ النَّجَاحَ.
You must overcome your fears if you want to succeed.
تَخَطَّتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مُنَافِسِيهَا بِفَضْلِ ابْتِكَارَاتِهَا الْجَرِيئَةِ.
The company surpassed its competitors thanks to its bold innovations.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَخَطَّى | تَخَطَّيْتُ | سَأَتَخَطَّى |
| 2sg | تَتَخَطَّى | تَخَطَّيْتَ | سَتَتَخَطَّى |
| 3sg | يَتَخَطَّى | تَخَطَّى | سَيَتَخَطَّى |
| 1pl | نَتَخَطَّى | تَخَطَّيْنَا | سَنَتَخَطَّى |
| 2pl | تَتَخَطَّوْنَ | تَخَطَّيْتُمْ | سَتَتَخَطَّوْنَ |
| 3pl | يَتَخَطَّوْنَ | تَخَطَّوْا | سَيَتَخَطَّوْنَ |
Word family
خَطْوَةa step, a stride
تَخَطٍّthe act of overstepping or overcoming
خَطَاto step, to walk
خُطًىsteps, footsteps
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root خ-ط-و, which carries the sense of walking and taking a step. A single stride is a خَطْوَة. Form V (تَفَعَّلَ) turns the basic idea of stepping into stepping over or across something, and from there into figurative senses like overcoming an obstacle or exceeding a limit.
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