خليج

See also: خلیج

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ل ج (ḵ-l-j).

Noun

خَلِيج (ḵalīj) m (plural خُلُج (ḵuluj) or خُلْجَان (ḵuljān))

  1. gulf
    (definite) اَلْخَلِيج (al-ḵalīj, The Gulf): Persian Gulf
  2. bay
    Synonym: جون (jōn)
  3. (rare) strait
    Synonym: مَضِيق (maḍīq)
  4. (rare) river
    Synonym: نَهْر (nahr)
  5. (rare) canal
    Synonym: قَنَاة (qanāh)
  6. (rare) bank, shore
    Synonyms: ضِفَّة (ḍiffa), شَطّ (šaṭṭ)
  7. (rare) small ship

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Amharic: ኸሊጅ (xäliǧ, canal)
  • Northern Kurdish: xelîc
  • Persian: خلیج (xalij)

References

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