خلل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root خ ل ل‎ (ḵ-l-l).

Verb

خَلَّلَ • (ḵallala) II, non-past يُخَلِّلُ‎‎ (yuḵallilu)

  1. to scour, to toothpick, to poke in
  2. to caulk
Conjugation

Noun

خَلَل • (ḵalal) m (plural خِلَال‎ (ḵilāl))

  1. gap, breach, interstice, interspace, chink
    • 7th century CE, Riyāḍ as-Ṣālihīn, 9:102:
      ‏لأرى الشيطان يدخل من خلل الصف‎
      I see the Satan entering through the opening in the row
  2. flaw, imbalance, bug, disturbance, trait of disorder
Declension

Noun

خُلَل • (ḵulal) pl

  1. plural of خُلَّة‎ (ḵulla)

Noun

خِلَل • (ḵilal) pl

  1. plural of خِلَّة‎ (ḵilla)

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of خَلّ‎ (ḵall, “vinegar”).

Verb

خَلَّلَ • (ḵallala) II, non-past يُخَلِّلُ‎‎ (yuḵallilu)

  1. to preserve in vinegar, to marinate
  2. to render into vinegar, to make become vinegar, to make sour
Conjugation

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خلل‎ (xalel), from Arabic خَلَل‎ (ḵalal).

Pronunciation

Noun

خَلَل • (xalal) m (Hindi spelling ख़लल)

  1. break, breach
  2. disorder, derangement
  3. interruption, confusion, disturbance

References

  • “خلل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “خلل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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