ख़ाली

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خالی‎ (xâli), from Arabic خَالٍ‎ (ḵālin).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /xɑː.liː/, [xäː.l̪iː], /kʰɑː.liː/, [kʰäː.l̪iː]

Adjective

ख़ाली • (xālī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خالی‎)

  1. empty, vacant
    एक बक्स ख़ाली है, दूसरा भरा है।
    ek baks xālī hai, dūsrā bharā hai.
    One box is empty, the other is full.
    वह ख़ाली हाथ से लौट आया। ― vah xālī hāth se lauṭ āyā. ― He returned empty-handed.
    यह कमरा ख़ाली है क्या? ― yah kamrā xālī hai kyā? ― Is this room vacant?
    Synonyms: छूछा (chūchā), रिक्त (rikt)

Noun

ख़ाली • (xālī) m (Urdu spelling خالی‎)

  1. (Hindustani Classical Music) an empty matra in a tala, represented by a swish of the hand and marked by ०
    तीनताल का ख़ाली नौवी मात्रा पर होती है ― tīntāl kā xālī nauvī mātrā par hotī hai

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ख़ाली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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