خالة

See also: خاله‎, حالة‎, and چاله‎

Arabic

Noun

خَالَة • (ḵāla) f (plural خَالَات‎ (ḵālāt), masculine خَال‎ (ḵāl))

  1. female equivalent of خَال‎ (ḵāl, “maternal uncle”):
    1. maternal blood aunt (one's mother's sister)

Declension
Declension of noun خَالَة (ḵāla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَالَة
ḵāla		 الْخَالَة‎
al-ḵāla		 خَالَة
ḵālat
Nominative خَالَةٌ
ḵālatun		 الْخَالَةُ‎
al-ḵālatu		 خَالَةُ
ḵālatu
Accusative خَالَةً
ḵālatan		 الْخَالَةَ‎
al-ḵālata		 خَالَةَ
ḵālata
Genitive خَالَةٍ
ḵālatin		 الْخَالَةِ‎
al-ḵālati		 خَالَةِ
ḵālati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَالَتَيْن‎
ḵālatayn		 الْخَالَتَيْن‎
al-ḵālatayn		 خَالَتَيْ‎
ḵālatay
Nominative خَالَتَانِ‎
ḵālatāni		 الْخَالَتَانِ‎
al-ḵālatāni		 خَالَتَا‎
ḵālatā
Accusative خَالَتَيْنِ‎
ḵālatayni		 الْخَالَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḵālatayni		 خَالَتَيْ‎
ḵālatay
Genitive خَالَتَيْنِ‎
ḵālatayni		 الْخَالَتَيْنِ‎
al-ḵālatayni		 خَالَتَيْ‎
ḵālatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَالَات‎
ḵālāt		 الْخَالَات‎
al-ḵālāt		 خَالَات‎
ḵālāt
Nominative خَالَاتٌ‎
ḵālātun		 الْخَالَاتُ‎
al-ḵālātu		 خَالَاتُ‎
ḵālātu
Accusative خَالَاتٍ‎
ḵālātin		 الْخَالَاتِ‎
al-ḵālāti		 خَالَاتِ‎
ḵālāti
Genitive خَالَاتٍ‎
ḵālātin		 الْخَالَاتِ‎
al-ḵālāti		 خَالَاتِ‎
ḵālāti

Descendants
  • → Bengali: খালা (khala)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: خاله‎ (hala)
  • → Persian: خاله‎ (xâle)

References
  • Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “خالة”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic
Root
خ و ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic خَالَة‎ (ḵāla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xaː.le/, [ˈxæː.le]
  • IPA(key): /xaː.la/, [ˈxæː.la]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

خالة • (ḵāle) f (plural خالات‎ (ḵālāt), masculine خال‎ (ḵāl))

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
    Endearing form: خالتو‎ (ḵālto)

See also
  • عمّة‎ (ʕamme, “paternal aunt”)
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