مَتَخَطِّىٌ
Root: خطأ
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مَتَخَطِّىٌ[
signifies the same as مُتَخَطٍّ, or nearly so: and hence the saying,] نَاقَتُكَ مِنَ المُتَخَطِّئَاتِ
الجيف, or نَاقَتُكَ هٰذِهِ
مِنَ المُتَخَطِّيَاتِ الجيف, [the last word being app. الجِيَفَ, and the lit. meaning, Thy she-camel, or this thy she-camel, is of those that step over the carcasses;] i. e. she is hardy and strong, such as will go on, and leave behind [others that have fallen down and died] (تخلف [so in the TA, app.تُخَلِّفُ,]) until she [herself] has fallen down (الى مأ سقطت). (AZ, TA in art. خطو.) مُسْتَخْطِئَةٌ, applied to a she-camel,
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