خل

العربية

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خل¹

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From Aramaic חָלָא / ܚܠܐ (ḥallā, “vinegar”), from Akkadian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫallu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫal⁠/, “pot; earthen container for storing liquids”).

noun خَلّ · ḵall · الْخَلّ · خَلٌّ

  1. vinegar
  2. figuratively, obsolete evil, ill

خل²

verb خَلَّ · ḵalla · يَخُلُّ · خَلّ · خُلُول

  1. to become lean or scanty

verb خَلَّ · ḵalla · يَخُلُّ · خَلّ · خَالّ

  1. to pierce, to transfix

noun خَلّ · ḵall · الْخَلّ · خَلٌّ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of خَلَّ (ḵalla) (form I)

noun خَلّ · ḵall · أَخُلّ · خِلَال · الْخَلّ

  1. path through sandy ground
  2. an oblong tract of sand
  3. a vein of the neck and back
  4. worn garment
  5. camel in the second year

noun خِلّ · ḵill · أَخْلَال · الْخِلّ

  1. friend (male or female)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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