خطير

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ط ر‎ (ḵ-ṭ-r).

Adjective

خَطِير • (ḵaṭīr) (feminine خَطِيرَة‎ (ḵaṭīra), elative أَخْطَر‎ (ʔaḵṭar))

  1. great
  2. high
  3. powerful and respected
  4. of high rank
  5. important, weighty
    ‏مَوْضُوعٌ خَطِيرٌ‎
    mawḍūʕun ḵaṭīrun
    Important subject
  6. dangerous, risky

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خطير”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “خطر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
خ ط ر‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic خَطِير‎ (ḵaṭīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.tˤiːr/

Adjective

خطير • (ḵaṭīr) (feminine خطيرة‎ (ḵaṭīra), common plural خطار‎ (ḵṭār), masculine plural خطيرين‎ (ḵaṭīrīn), feminine plural خطيرات‎, elative أخطر‎ (ʔaḵṭar))

  1. dangerous, risky
  2. great
  3. amazing
  4. powerful
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