See also: چل, حل, and جل

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

خَلّ (ḵallm

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

Etymology 2 edit

Root
خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l)

Verb edit

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

  1. to become lean or scanty
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to pierce, to transfix
Conjugation edit

Noun edit

خَلّ (ḵallm

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

Noun edit

خَلّ (ḵallm (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 edit

Noun edit

خِلّ (ḵillm (plural أَخْلَال (ʔaḵlāl))

  1. friend (male or female)
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

خَلِّ (ḵalli) (form II)

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

Brahui edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

خَل (xal)

  1. stone

Gulf Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

خَل (ḵaḷm

  1. (uncountable) vinegar

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

خَل (ḵal)

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