حليب

See also: خليت

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-. From the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b) (related to milk or milking).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.liːb/

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Noun

حَلِيب • (ḥalīb) m

1. (uncountable) milk

Declension

Declension of noun حَلِيب (ḥalīb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلِيب ḥalīb	الْحَلِيب al-ḥalīb	حَلِيب ḥalīb
Nominative	حَلِيبٌ ḥalībun	الْحَلِيبُ al-ḥalību	حَلِيبُ ḥalību
Accusative	حَلِيبًا ḥalīban	الْحَلِيبَ al-ḥalība	حَلِيبَ ḥalība
Genitive	حَلِيبٍ ḥalībin	الْحَلِيبِ al-ḥalībi	حَلِيبِ ḥalībi

Synonyms

• لَبَن m (laban)

Descendants

• Maltese: ħalib
• Moroccan Arabic: حليب (ḥlīb)

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ح ل ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħliːb/

• Audio

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Noun

حليب • (ḥlīb) m

1. milk
2. (slang, vulgar) semen

   Synonym: مني (mani)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل ب
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.liːb/, [ħaˈliːb]

• Audio (Bethlehem)

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Noun

حليب • (ḥalīb) m

1. milk