خليج

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Arabic

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Root
خ ل ج (ḵ l j)
4 terms

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Noun

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خَلِيج (ḵalījm (plural خُلُج (ḵuluj) or خُلْجَان (ḵuljān))

  1. gulf
    1. (definite) the Persian Gulf, the Gulf
      الْخَلِيجal-ḵalījthe Gulf
      Synonyms: الْخَلِيج الْعَرَبِيّ (al-ḵalīj al-ʕarabiyy), الْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ (al-ḵalīj al-fārisiyy)
  2. bay
    Synonyms: جون (jōn), شَرْم (šarm)
  3. (rare) strait
    Synonym: مَضِيق (maḍīq)
  4. (rare) river
    Synonym: نَهْر (nahr)
  5. (rare) canal
    Synonym: قَنَاة (qanāh)
  6. (rare) bank, shore
    Synonyms: ضِفَّة (ḍiffa), شَطّ (šaṭṭ)
  7. (rare) small ship

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيج (ḵalīj).

Noun

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خليج (xalíjm

  1. gulf