خل

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See also: چل, حل, and جل

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Aramaic חָלָא / ܚܠܐ (ḥallā, vinegar), from Akkadian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫallu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫal⁠/, pot; earthen container for storing liquids).

Noun[edit]

خَلّ (ḵallm

  1. vinegar
  2. (obsolete, figurative) evil, ill
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Gulf Arabic: خل (ḵaḷ)
  • Maltese: ħall
  • Amharic: ከል (käll)
  • Harari: ኃል (ḫal)
  • Somali: khal
  • Tigre: ከል (käll)

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l)

Verb[edit]

خَلَّ (ḵalla) I, non-past يَخُلُّ‎ (yaḵullu)

  1. to become lean or scanty
Conjugation[edit]

Verb[edit]

خَلَّ (ḵalla) I, non-past يَخُلُّ‎ (yaḵullu)

  1. to pierce, to transfix
Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

خَلّ (ḵallm

  1. verbal noun of خَلَّ (ḵalla) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

خَلّ (ḵallm (plural أَخُلّ (ʔaḵull) or خِلَال (ḵilāl))

  1. path through sandy ground
  2. an oblong tract of sand
  3. a vein of the neck and back
  4. worn garment
  5. camel in the second year
Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

خِلّ (ḵillm (plural أَخْلَال (ʔaḵlāl))

  1. friend (male or female)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

خَلِّ (ḵalli) (form II)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خَلَّى (ḵallā)

Brahui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Dravidian *kal (stone). Cognate with Tamil கல் (kal), Malayalam കല്ല് (kallŭ), Kannada ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu), Telugu కల్లు (kallu).

Noun[edit]

خَل (xal)

  1. stone

Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

خَل (ḵaḷm

  1. (uncountable) vinegar

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

خَل (ḵal)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خلى (to let)