خل

See also: چل‎, حل‎, and جل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Noun

خَلّ • (ḵall) m

  1. vinegar
  2. (obsolete, figurative) evil, ill
Declension
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: خل‎ (ḵaḷ)
  • Maltese: ħall
  • → Amharic: ከል (käll)
    • → Ge'ez: ከል (käll)
  • → Harari: ኃል (ḫal)
  • → Somali: khal
  • → Tigre: ከል (käll)

Etymology 2

From the root خ ل ل‎ (ḵ-l-l).

Verb

خَلَّ • (ḵalla) I, non-past يَخُلُّ‎‎ (yaḵullu)

  1. to become lean or scanty
Conjugation

Verb

خَلَّ • (ḵalla) I, non-past يَخُلُّ‎‎ (yaḵullu)

  1. to pierce, to transfix
Conjugation

Noun

خَلّ • (ḵall) m

  1. verbal noun of خَلَّ (ḵalla) (form I)
Declension

Noun

خَلّ • (ḵall) m (plural أَخُلّ‎ (ʔaḵull) or خِلَال‎ (ḵilāl))

  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
Declension

Noun

خِلّ • (ḵill) m (plural أَخْلَال‎ (ʔaḵlāl))

  1. friend (male or female)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

خَلِّ • (ḵalli) (form II)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خَلَّى‎ (ḵallā)

Brahui

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *kal (“stone”). Cognate with Tamil கல் (kal), Malayalam കല്ല് (kallŭ), Kannada ಕಲ್ಲು (kallu), Telugu కల్లు (kallu).

Noun

خَل (xal)

  1. stone

Gulf Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَلّ‎ (ḵall).

Pronunciation

Noun

خَل • (ḵaḷ) m

  1. (uncountable) vinegar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

خَل • (ḵal)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خلى‎ (“to let”)
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