خلاص

Arabic

Etymology

From خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, “to be pure”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.laːsˤ/
  • IPA^(key): /χɐˈɫɑsˤ/

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Noun

خَلَاص • (ḵalāṣ) m

1. liberation, deliverance, riddance
2. rescue, salvation
3. (Christianity) redemption
4. payment, settlement, liquidation
5. receipt
6. (anatomy) placenta, afterbirth

Declension

Declension of noun خَلَاص (ḵalāṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَلَاص ḵalāṣ	الْخَلَاص al-ḵalāṣ	خَلَاص ḵalāṣ
Nominative	خَلَاصٌ ḵalāṣun	الْخَلَاصُ al-ḵalāṣu	خَلَاصُ ḵalāṣu
Accusative	خَلَاصًا ḵalāṣan	الْخَلَاصَ al-ḵalāṣa	خَلَاصَ ḵalāṣa
Genitive	خَلَاصٍ ḵalāṣin	الْخَلَاصِ al-ḵalāṣi	خَلَاصِ ḵalāṣi

Interjection

خَلَاص • (ḵalāṣ)

1. (colloquial) enough! that's it!
2. (colloquial) cut it out! stop it!
3. (colloquial) done! finished! over!

Descendants

• Hebrew: חלס (ḥálas)

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Egyptian Arabic

Interjection

خلاص • (khalaaṣ)

1. there's no more
2. it's over
   
   • ما خلاص عايز ايه منى؟

     maa khalaas, 3aayiz eeh minnii?

     It's over already, what do you want from me?

3. stop it

Adverb

خلاص • (khalaaṣ)

1. already

   غسلت الأطباق خلاص

   • I already washed the dishes.

Related terms

خلاويص (khalaawiiṣ)