How to say "line" in Arabic

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Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

خَطّ

khaṭṭח'ט

خط

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

קו

kavكَاڤ

How the two words are related

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Arabic root

خ-ط-ط

Not related to Hebrew ḥut (חוט, 'thread'), despite the tempting resemblance — 'line' in Hebrew is the unrelated קו (kav).

خَطّ مُسْتَقِيم

khaṭṭ mustaqīmח'ט מסתקים

a straight line

خُطُوط

khuṭūṭח'טוט

sound masculine-pattern plural CuCūC