خِطَّةٌ

Root: خط

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خِطَّةٌ A piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, in order to its being known that he has chosen it to build there a house; whence the خِطَط of El-Koofeh and of El-Basrah: or a piece of ground, and a house, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, in land not possessed, that he may have it for himself exclusively, and build there; this being done when the Sultán gives permission to a number of the Muslims to found houses in a particular place, and to make their abodes there, as they did in El-Koofeh and El-Basrah: or a place which is taken and marked for building houses, or for habitation, or the like: or, as is said in the Bári', a piece of ground, or land, which a man takes to himself, and upon which he makes a mark, it not having belonged to any one before him; as also خِطٌّ ; which latter is explained by IDrd as signifying a place which one takes to himself, and marks, from other places: or both signify a piece of land in which one alights and takes up his abode, none having done so before him: the pl. of the former is حِطَزٌ.
2 [Hence,] فُلَانٌ بَيِّنٌ خِطَطِ المَكَارِمِ [Such a one exhibits in himself the marks of generous, or honourable, qualities].

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