الخلیل

Persian

Alternative forms

• خلیل (xalil) (archaic)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْخَلِيل (al-ḵalīl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔal.xa.ˈliːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.xä.líːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.xä.líːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.xä.líːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.xä.líl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæl.xæ.líːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.χä.líl]

Readings
Classical reading?	alxalīl
Dari reading?	alxalīl
Iranian reading?	alxalil
Tajik reading?	alxalil

Proper noun

الخلیل • (alxalil)

1. Hebron (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)