خليقة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ل ق (ḵ-l-q)

Compare خُلُق (ḵuluq, “character, disposition, manners”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.liː.qa/

Noun

خَلِيقَة • (ḵalīqa) f (plural خَلَائِق (ḵalāʔiq))

1. an inherited or generally innate behavior, disposition, inclination, or manner of conduct, a part of a person's nature or grain, a predisposition
   • 6th century, Imru' al-Qais, أفاطم مهلا:

     وَإِنْ تَكُ قَدْ سَاءَتْكِ مِنِّي خَلِيقَةٌ
     فَسُلِّي ثِيَابِي مِنْ ثِيَابِكِ تَنْسُلِ

     waʔin taku qad sāʔatki minnī ḵalīqatun
     fasullī ṯiyābī min ṯiyābiki tansuli

     If something of my character has hurt you,
     just draw my clothes off from yours; they’ll slip away.

Declension

Declension of noun خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَلِيقَة ḵalīqa	الْخَلِيقَة al-ḵalīqa	خَلِيقَة ḵalīqat
Nominative	خَلِيقَةٌ ḵalīqatun	الْخَلِيقَةُ al-ḵalīqatu	خَلِيقَةُ ḵalīqatu
Accusative	خَلِيقَةً ḵalīqatan	الْخَلِيقَةَ al-ḵalīqata	خَلِيقَةَ ḵalīqata
Genitive	خَلِيقَةٍ ḵalīqatin	الْخَلِيقَةِ al-ḵalīqati	خَلِيقَةِ ḵalīqati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَلِيقَتَيْن ḵalīqatayn	الْخَلِيقَتَيْن al-ḵalīqatayn	خَلِيقَتَيْ ḵalīqatay
Nominative	خَلِيقَتَانِ ḵalīqatāni	الْخَلِيقَتَانِ al-ḵalīqatāni	خَلِيقَتَا ḵalīqatā
Accusative	خَلِيقَتَيْنِ ḵalīqatayni	الْخَلِيقَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīqatayni	خَلِيقَتَيْ ḵalīqatay
Genitive	خَلِيقَتَيْنِ ḵalīqatayni	الْخَلِيقَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīqatayni	خَلِيقَتَيْ ḵalīqatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَلَائِق ḵalāʔiq	الْخَلَائِق al-ḵalāʔiq	خَلَائِق ḵalāʔiq
Nominative	خَلَائِقُ ḵalāʔiqu	الْخَلَائِقُ al-ḵalāʔiqu	خَلَائِقُ ḵalāʔiqu
Accusative	خَلَائِقَ ḵalāʔiqa	الْخَلَائِقَ al-ḵalāʔiqa	خَلَائِقَ ḵalāʔiqa
Genitive	خَلَائِقَ ḵalāʔiqa	الْخَلَائِقِ al-ḵalāʔiqi	خَلَائِقِ ḵalāʔiqi