See also: حلي and خلي

Arabic edit

Root
خ ل و (ḵ-l-w)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

خَلَّى (ḵallā) II, non-past يُخَلِّي‎ (yuḵallī)

  1. to leave, to let
  2. to keep alive, to spare
  3. to dismiss, to set free

Conjugation edit

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Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
خ ل ي
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xal.la/
  • (file)

Verb edit

خلى (ḵalla) II (non-past يخلي (yḵalli), active participle مخلي (mḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of خلى
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلّيت (ḵallīt) خلّيتي (ḵallīti) خلّى (ḵalla) خلّينا (ḵallīna) خلّيتوا (ḵallītu) خلّاوا (ḵallāw)
f خلّات (ḵallāt)
non-past m نخلّي (nḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli) يخلّي (yḵalli) نخلّيوا (nḵallīw) تخلّيوا (tḵallīw) يخلّيوا (yḵallīw)
f تخلّي (tḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli)
imperative m خلّي (ḵalli) خلّيوا (ḵallīw)
f خلّي (ḵalli)

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xal.la/, [ˈxal.la]
  • (file)

Verb edit

خلّى (ḵalla) II (present بخلّي (biḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow
    ما بقدرش أخلّي بنتي تلعب مع هدول الولاد بعد هيك.
    mā baʔdar-š ʔaḵalli binti tilʕab maʕ hadōl l-ūlād baʕd hēk
    I can't let my daughter play with those children anymore.
  2. (transitive) to leave

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of خلّى (ḵalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلّيت (ḵallēt) خلّيت (ḵallēt) خلّى (ḵalla) خلّينا (ḵallēna) خلّيتو (ḵallētu) خلّو (ḵallu)
f خلّيتي (ḵallēti) خلّت (ḵallat)
present m بخلّي (baḵalli) بتخلّي (bitḵalli) بخلّي (biḵalli) منخلّي (minḵalli) بتخلّو (bitḵallu) بخلّو (biḵallu)
f بتخلّي (bitḵalli) بتخلّي (bitḵalli)
subjunctive m اخلّي (aḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli) يخلّي (yḵalli) نخلّي (nḵalli) تخلّو (tḵallu) يخلّو (yḵallu)
f تخلّي (tḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli)
imperative m خلّي (ḵalli) خلّو (ḵallu)
f خلّي (ḵalli)