خلیل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl).

Noun

خلیل • (halil)

1. close friend

Proper noun

خلیل • (Halil)

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Khalil

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “halil”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.ˈliːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.líːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.líːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.líːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.líl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.líːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.líl]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalīl
Dari reading?	xalīl
Iranian reading?	xalil
Tajik reading?	xalil

Proper noun

Dari	خلیل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Халил

خلیل • (xalil)

1. a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Khalil