خلاف

See also: خلاق and حلاق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ ل ف (ḵ-l-f).

Noun

خِلَاف • (ḵilāf) m (plural خِلَافَات (ḵilāfāt))

1. verbal noun of خَالَفَ (ḵālafa) (form III)
2. controversy, disagreement

   Antonym: وِفَاق (wifāq)

3. something else, other than, aside from, except

   Synonym: غَيْر (ḡayr)

   • a. 1400, “حكاية الحمال مع البنات [The Porter and the Three Ladies]”, in ألف ليلة وليلة [One Thousand and One Nights]:

     ثُمَّ وَقَفَتْ عَلَى ٱلْعَطَّارِ وَٱشْتَرَتْ مِنْهُ عَشَرَةَ مِيَاهٍ مَاءَ وَرْدٍ وَمَاءَ زَهْرٍ وَخِلَافِهِ

     ṯumma waqafat ʕalā l-ʕaṭṭāri waštarat minhu ʕašarata miyāhin māʔa wardin wamāʔa zahrin waḵilāfihi

     Then he halted at the perfumer and bought from him ten liquids, rose-water, blossom-water and others.

Declension

Declension of noun خِلَاف (ḵilāf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِلَاف ḵilāf	الْخِلَاف al-ḵilāf	خِلَاف ḵilāf
Nominative	خِلَافٌ ḵilāfun	الْخِلَافُ al-ḵilāfu	خِلَافُ ḵilāfu
Accusative	خِلَافًا ḵilāfan	الْخِلَافَ al-ḵilāfa	خِلَافَ ḵilāfa
Genitive	خِلَافٍ ḵilāfin	الْخِلَافِ al-ḵilāfi	خِلَافِ ḵilāfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِلَافَيْن ḵilāfayn	الْخِلَافَيْن al-ḵilāfayn	خِلَافَيْ ḵilāfay
Nominative	خِلَافَانِ ḵilāfāni	الْخِلَافَانِ al-ḵilāfāni	خِلَافَا ḵilāfā
Accusative	خِلَافَيْنِ ḵilāfayni	الْخِلَافَيْنِ al-ḵilāfayni	خِلَافَيْ ḵilāfay
Genitive	خِلَافَيْنِ ḵilāfayni	الْخِلَافَيْنِ al-ḵilāfayni	خِلَافَيْ ḵilāfay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِلَافَات ḵilāfāt	الْخِلَافَات al-ḵilāfāt	خِلَافَات ḵilāfāt
Nominative	خِلَافَاتٌ ḵilāfātun	الْخِلَافَاتُ al-ḵilāfātu	خِلَافَاتُ ḵilāfātu
Accusative	خِلَافَاتٍ ḵilāfātin	الْخِلَافَاتِ al-ḵilāfāti	خِلَافَاتِ ḵilāfāti
Genitive	خِلَافَاتٍ ḵilāfātin	الْخِلَافَاتِ al-ḵilāfāti	خِلَافَاتِ ḵilāfāti

Derived terms

• خِلَافِيّ (ḵilāfiyy)
• مِنْ خِلَافٍ (min ḵilāfin)
• خِلَافًا لِـ (ḵilāfan li-)

Preposition

خِلَافَ • (ḵilāfa)

1. after

   Synonym: بَعْدَ (baʕda)

2. behind

   Synonym: خَلْفَ (ḵalfa)

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					خِلَافَ (ḵilāfa)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	خِلَافِي (ḵilāfī)		خِلَافَنَا (ḵilāfanā)
Second person	خِلَافَكَ (ḵilāfaka)	خِلَافَكِ (ḵilāfaki)	خِلَافَكُمَا (ḵilāfakumā)	خِلَافَكُمْ (ḵilāfakum)	خِلَافَكُنَّ (ḵilāfakunna)
Third person	خِلَافَهُ (ḵilāfahu)	خِلَافَهَا (ḵilāfahā)	خِلَافَهُمَا (ḵilāfahumā)	خِلَافَهُمْ (ḵilāfahum)	خِلَافَهُنَّ (ḵilāfahunna)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Aramaic חִילָּפָא /‎ ܗܶܠܴܦܴܐ (ḥəllāp̄ā, “willow”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒁍 (/⁠ḫilēpu⁠/, “willow”).

Noun

خِلَاف • (ḵilāf) m (obsolete)

1. willow (Salix spp.)

   Synonyms: صَفْصَاف (ṣafṣāf), غَرَب (ḡarab)

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Declension

Declension of noun خِلَاف (ḵilāf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خِلَاف ḵilāf	الْخِلَاف al-ḵilāf	خِلَاف ḵilāf
Nominative	خِلَافٌ ḵilāfun	الْخِلَافُ al-ḵilāfu	خِلَافُ ḵilāfu
Accusative	خِلَافًا ḵilāfan	الْخِلَافَ al-ḵilāfa	خِلَافَ ḵilāfa
Genitive	خِلَافٍ ḵilāfin	الْخِلَافِ al-ḵilāfi	خِلَافِ ḵilāfi

References

• “ḥlp³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 167

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِلَاف (ḵilāf).

Adjective

خلاف • (xilāf) (comparative s, Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼)

1. against, opposed

   Synonym: وردّھ (viruddh)

Derived terms

• دے خلاف (de xilāf)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِلَاف (ḵilāf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɪ.lɑːf/

Adjective

خلاف • (xilāf) (Hindi spelling ख़िलाफ़)

1. against, opposed

Derived terms

• کے خلاف (ke xilāf)