خلق

See also: خلف, حلق, جلق, and خ ل ق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ل ق (ḵ-l-q).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /xa.la.qa/

Verb

خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) I, non-past يَخْلُقُ‎ (yaḵluqu)

  1. to create, to make
  2. to shape, to form
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Lishana Deni: כלאקא (xalāqa)

Verb

خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa) I, non-past يَخْلُقُ‎ (yaḵluqu)
خَلِقَ (ḵaliqa) I, non-past يَخْلَقُ‎ (yaḵlaqu)
خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) I, non-past يَخْلُقُ‎ (yaḵluqu)

  1. to be old and worn out (of a garment)
Conjugation

Verb

خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa) I, non-past يَخْلُقُ‎ (yaḵluqu)

  1. to be suitable, be fit
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /xal.la.qa/

Verb

خَلَّقَ (ḵallaqa) II, non-past يُخَلِّقُ‎ (yuḵalliqu)

  1. to perfume
Conjugation

Pronunciation 3

  • IPA(key): /xalq/

Noun

خَلْق (ḵalq) m

  1. verbal noun of خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) (form I)
  2. creation
  3. (collective) creation (all which exists), creatures
  4. (collective) people
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi :
      أَنَامُ مِلْءَ جُفُونِي عَنْ شَوارِدِهَا / وَيَسْهَرُ الْخَلْقُ جَرَّاهَا وَيَخْتَصِمُ
      ʔanāmu milʔa jufūnī ʕan šawāridihā / wayasharu al-ḵalqu jarrāhā wayaḵtaṣimu
Declension
Descendants

Noun

خَلَق (ḵalaq) m or f (plural خُلْقَان (ḵulqān) or أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. verbal noun of خَلِقَ (ḵaliqa) (form I)
  2. rags
  3. old age
  4. men, people
Declension

Adjective

خَلَق (ḵalaq) (feminine خَلَق (ḵalaq), common plural خُلْقَان (ḵulqān) or أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. worn, threadbare
Declension

Noun

خُلُق (ḵuluq) m (dual خُلُقَانِ (ḵuluqāni), plural أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. natural disposition, character, nature
  2. inborn quality
  3. manners, character
  4. morals, morality
    • (Can we date this quote?) Ahmad Shawqi
      وَإِنَّمَا ٱلْأُمَمُ ٱلْأَخْلَاقُ مَا بَقِيَتْ / فَإِنْ هُمُ ذَهَبَتْ أَخْلَاقُهُمْ ذَهَبُوا
      waʔinnamā l-ʔumamu l-ʔaḵlāqu mā baqiyat / faʔin humu ḏahabat ʔaḵlāquhum ḏahabū
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  5. (modern) anger, irritation
  6. (modern) bravery
  7. (modern) religion
  8. (modern) humanity
  9. (modern) refinement
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: خلق (xolq)
  • Turkish: kılık
  • Bashkir: холоҡ (xoloq)

Noun

خِلَق (ḵilaq) pl

  1. plural of خِلْقَة (ḵilqa)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari خلق
Iranian Persian
Tajik халқ (xalq)

خلق (xalq) (plural خلق‌ها (xalq-hâ))

  1. creation
    Synonym: آفرینش (âfarineš)
  2. (archaic) people, folk
    Synonym: مردم (mardom)
    جمهوری خلق چینjomhuri-ye xalq-e činthe People's Republic of China
Derived terms
  • خلق شدن (xalq šodan)
  • خلق کردن (xalq kardan)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خُلْق (ḵulq).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xul(u)q/

Noun

خلق (xolq) (plural اخلاق (axlâq))

  1. temperament, disposition, character, personality
    خلق آرامxolq-e ârâmcalm personality
  2. humour, mood
    خلق تنگxolq-e tangunpleasant mood
  3. behaviour
Usage notes
  • Note that the plural اخلاق (axlâq) is usually used with the meaning of “morality; ethics” rather than as the plural of خلق (xolq).
Derived terms
  • بدخلق (bad-xolq)
  • خلق و خو (xolq-o-xu)
  • خلقی (xolqi)
  • خوش‌خلق (xoš-xolq)
  • کج‌خلق (kaj-xolq)
  • کج‌خلقی (kaj-xolqi)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic خَلَق (ḵalaq).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xaˈlaq/

Noun

خلق (xalaq) (plural خلق‌ها (xalaq-hâ) or خلقان (xolqân))

  1. rags

Adjective

خلق (xalaq)

  1. ragged; shabby

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

Noun

خَلْقَ (xalqu) m (Devanagari ख़ल्क़ु)

  1. people

Further reading

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), خَلْقَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary (in English), Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • خلق”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary (in English), University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خلق (xalq), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xəlq/

Noun

خلق (xalq) m (Hindi spelling ख़लक़)

  1. mankind, humanity
  2. (religion) creation, world

Declension

Declension of خلق
singular plural
direct خلق (xalq) خلق (xalq)
oblique خلق (xalq) خلقوں (xalqō̃)
vocative خلق (xalq) خلقو (xalqō)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Persian خلق (xalq).

Noun

خلق (xalq)

  1. people
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