خلا

See also: جلا

Arabic

Root
خ ل و (ḵ l w)
12 terms

Verb

خَلَا • (ḵalā) I (non-past يَخْلُو (yaḵlū), verbal noun خُلُوّ (ḵuluww) or خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ))

1. to be empty, to be devoid (of) (+مِنْ (min) or عَنْ (ʕan))
2. to pass

   Synonym: مَضَى (maḍā)

Conjugation

Conjugation of خَلَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, impersonal passive, verbal nouns خُلُوّ, خَلَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						خُلُوّ, خَلَاء ḵuluww, ḵalāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَالٍ ḵālin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَخْلُوّ maḵluww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَلَوْتُ ḵalawtu	خَلَوْتَ ḵalawta	خَلَا ḵalā		خَلَوْتُمَا ḵalawtumā	خَلَوَا ḵalawā		خَلَوْنَا ḵalawnā	خَلَوْتُمْ ḵalawtum	خَلَوْا ḵalaw
	f		خَلَوْتِ ḵalawti	خَلَتْ ḵalat			خَلَتَا ḵalatā			خَلَوْتُنَّ ḵalawtunna	خَلَوْنَ ḵalawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْلُو ʔaḵlū	تَخْلُو taḵlū	يَخْلُو yaḵlū		تَخْلُوَانِ taḵluwāni	يَخْلُوَانِ yaḵluwāni		نَخْلُو naḵlū	تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
	f		تَخْلِينَ taḵlīna	تَخْلُو taḵlū			تَخْلُوَانِ taḵluwāni			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْلُوَ ʔaḵluwa	تَخْلُوَ taḵluwa	يَخْلُوَ yaḵluwa		تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā	يَخْلُوَا yaḵluwā		نَخْلُوَ naḵluwa	تَخْلُوا taḵlū	يَخْلُوا yaḵlū
	f		تَخْلِي taḵlī	تَخْلُوَ taḵluwa			تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْلُ ʔaḵlu	تَخْلُ taḵlu	يَخْلُ yaḵlu		تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā	يَخْلُوَا yaḵluwā		نَخْلُ naḵlu	تَخْلُوا taḵlū	يَخْلُوا yaḵlū
	f		تَخْلِي taḵlī	تَخْلُ taḵlu			تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُخْلُ uḵlu			اُخْلُوَا uḵluwā				اُخْلُوا uḵlū
	f		اُخْلِي uḵlī							اُخْلُونَ uḵlūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	خُلِيَ ḵuliya		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُخْلَى yuḵlā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُخْلَى yuḵlā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُخْلَ yuḵla		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

خَلَا • (ḵalā) I (non-past يَخْلُو (yaḵlū), verbal noun خَلْوَة (ḵalwa) or خُلُوّ (ḵuluww) or خَلْو (ḵalw) or خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ))

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Conjugation

Conjugation of خَلَا (I, final-weak, a ~ u, impersonal passive, verbal nouns خَلْوَة, خُلُوّ, خَلْو, خَلَاء)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						خَلْوَة, خُلُوّ, خَلْو, خَلَاء ḵalwa, ḵuluww, ḵalw, ḵalāʔ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَالٍ ḵālin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَخْلُوّ maḵluww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَلَوْتُ ḵalawtu	خَلَوْتَ ḵalawta	خَلَا ḵalā		خَلَوْتُمَا ḵalawtumā	خَلَوَا ḵalawā		خَلَوْنَا ḵalawnā	خَلَوْتُمْ ḵalawtum	خَلَوْا ḵalaw
	f		خَلَوْتِ ḵalawti	خَلَتْ ḵalat			خَلَتَا ḵalatā			خَلَوْتُنَّ ḵalawtunna	خَلَوْنَ ḵalawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْلُو ʔaḵlū	تَخْلُو taḵlū	يَخْلُو yaḵlū		تَخْلُوَانِ taḵluwāni	يَخْلُوَانِ yaḵluwāni		نَخْلُو naḵlū	تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
	f		تَخْلِينَ taḵlīna	تَخْلُو taḵlū			تَخْلُوَانِ taḵluwāni			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْلُوَ ʔaḵluwa	تَخْلُوَ taḵluwa	يَخْلُوَ yaḵluwa		تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā	يَخْلُوَا yaḵluwā		نَخْلُوَ naḵluwa	تَخْلُوا taḵlū	يَخْلُوا yaḵlū
	f		تَخْلِي taḵlī	تَخْلُوَ taḵluwa			تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْلُ ʔaḵlu	تَخْلُ taḵlu	يَخْلُ yaḵlu		تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā	يَخْلُوَا yaḵluwā		نَخْلُ naḵlu	تَخْلُوا taḵlū	يَخْلُوا yaḵlū
	f		تَخْلِي taḵlī	تَخْلُ taḵlu			تَخْلُوَا taḵluwā			تَخْلُونَ taḵlūna	يَخْلُونَ yaḵlūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُخْلُ uḵlu			اُخْلُوَا uḵluwā				اُخْلُوا uḵlū
	f		اُخْلِي uḵlī							اُخْلُونَ uḵlūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	خُلِيَ ḵuliya		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُخْلَى yuḵlā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُخْلَى yuḵlā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُخْلَ yuḵla		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Preposition

خَلَا • (ḵalā) [with accusative or genitive]

1. except

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					خَلَا (ḵalā)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	خَلَانِي / خَلَايَ (ḵalānī / ḵalāya)		خَلَانَا (ḵalānā)
2nd person	خَلَاكَ (ḵalāka)	خَلَاكِ (ḵalāki)	خَلَاكُمَا (ḵalākumā)	خَلَاكُمْ (ḵalākum)	خَلَاكُنَّ (ḵalākunna)
3rd person	خَلَاهُ (ḵalāhu)	خَلَاهَا (ḵalāhā)	خَلَاهُمَا (ḵalāhumā)	خَلَاهُمْ (ḵalāhum)	خَلَاهُنَّ (ḵalāhunna)

See also

• ʔillā and her sisters: إِلَّا (ʔillā) · حَاشَا (ḥāšā) · خَلَا (ḵalā) · سِوَى (siwā) · عَدَا (ʕadā) · غَيْر (ḡayr) · لَا يَكُونُ (lā yakūnu) · لَيْسَ (laysa) ^[edit]

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاء (xalā'), from Arabic خَلَاء (ḵalāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xə.lɑː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

خَلا • (xalā) m (Hindi spelling ख़ला)

1. vacancy, hollowness, lacuna
2. emptiness, void
3. (physics) (outer) space
4. (physics) vacuum
5. (biology) cell

   Synonym: خَلِیَہ (xaliya)

6. (Sufism) the void
7. privy, lavatory

Derived terms

• خَلائی (xalāī)
• بَیت الخَلاء (bait-ul-xalā')

References

• “خلا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “خلا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.