خلي

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See also: حلي and خلى

Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ل ي (ḵ-l-y)

Etymology 1[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

خَلِيّ (ḵaliyy) (feminine خَلِيَّة (ḵaliyya), masculine plural خَلِيُّون (ḵaliyyūn) or أَخْلِيَاء (ʔaḵliyāʔ), feminine plural خَلِيَّات (ḵaliyyāt) or خَلَايَا (ḵalāyā))

  1. empty, free, void
  2. single, having no relationship
  3. carefree
    • 6th century, Imru' al-Qais, تطاول ليلك بالأثمد:
      تَطَاوَلَ لَيْلُكَ بِٱلْأَثْمُدِ
      وَنَامَ ٱلْخَلِيُّ وَلَمْ تَرْقُدِ
      taṭāwala layluka bi-l-ʔaṯmudi
      wanāma l-ḵaliyyu walam tarqudi
      Long was your night at al-Athmud.
      The carefree one slept but you did not slumber.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

خَلِّي (ḵallī) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

خُلِّيَ (ḵulliya) (form II)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of خَلَّى (ḵallā)