حيطة

Arabic

Root
ح و ط (ḥ-w-ṭ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħiː.tˤa/, /ħaj.tˤa/

Noun

حِيطَة or حَيْطَة • (ḥīṭa or ḥayṭa) f

  1. verbal noun of حَاطَ (ḥāṭa) (form I)
  2. cautiousness, caution, prudence
    Synonym: حَوْطَة (ḥawṭa)

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حيطة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَائِط (ḥāʔiṭ).

Noun

حيطة • (ḥīṭa) f (plural حطان (ḥiṭān))

  1. wall (division in a building)
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