خليقة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
خ ل ق (ḵ l q)
11 terms

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqaf (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.

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