The triliteral root khā ṭā wāw (خ ط و) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun khuṭuwāt (خُطُوَٰت). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(2:168:11) khuṭuwāti | (the) footsteps (of) | يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوا مِمَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ |
(2:208:10) khuṭuwāti | footsteps | يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ |
(6:142:11) khuṭuwāti | (the) footsteps | كُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ |
(24:21:6) khuṭuwāti | (the) footsteps | يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ |
(24:21:10) khuṭuwāti | (the) footsteps | وَمَنْ يَتَّبِعْ خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary