See also: خلف, حلق, جلق, and خ ل ق

Arabic

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Root
خ ل ق (ḵ l q)
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Etymology 1.1

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خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) I (non-past يَخْلُقُ (yaḵluqu), verbal noun خَلْق (ḵalq))

  1. to create, to make
  2. to shape, to form
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  • Lishana Deni: כלאקא (xalāqa)

Etymology 1.2

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خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa) I (non-past يَخْلُقُ (yaḵluqu), verbal noun خَلَاقَة (ḵalāqa))

  1. to be suitable, be fit
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Etymology 1.3

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خَلَّقَ (ḵallaqa) II (non-past يُخَلِّقُ (yuḵalliqu), verbal noun تَخْلِيق (taḵlīq))

  1. to perfume
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Etymology 1.4

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خَلْق (ḵalqm

  1. verbal noun of خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) (form I)
  2. creation
  3. (collective) creation (all which exists), creatures
  4. (collective) people
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi :
      أَنَامُ مِلْءَ جُفُونِي عَنْ شَوارِدِهَا / وَيَسْهَرُ الْخَلْقُ جَرَّاهَا وَيَخْتَصِمُ
      ʔanāmu milʔa jufūnī ʕan šawāridihā / wayasharu al-ḵalqu jarrāhā wayaḵtaṣimu
  5. pleb, plebeian
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Etymology 1.5

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خُلُق (ḵuluqm (dual خُلُقَانِ (ḵuluqāni), plural أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. natural disposition, character, nature
  2. inborn quality
  3. manners, character
  4. morals, morality
    • (Can we date this quote?) Ahmad Shawqi
      وَإِنَّمَا ٱلْأُمَمُ ٱلْأَخْلَاقُ مَا بَقِيَتْ / فَإِنْ هُمُ ذَهَبَتْ أَخْلَاقُهُمْ ذَهَبُوا
      waʔinnamā l-ʔumamu l-ʔaḵlāqu mā baqiyat / faʔin humu ḏahabat ʔaḵlāquhum ḏahabū
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. (Modern Standard Arabic) anger, irritation
  6. (Modern Standard Arabic) bravery
  7. (Modern Standard Arabic) religion
  8. (Modern Standard Arabic) humanity
  9. (Modern Standard Arabic) refinement
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(via plural form أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

Etymology 1.6

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خِلَق (ḵilaqpl

  1. plural of خِلْقَة (ḵilqa)

Etymology 2.1

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  • IPA(key): /xa.lu.qa/, /xa.li.qa/, /xa.la.qa/

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خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa) I (non-past يَخْلُقُ (yaḵluqu), verbal noun خُلُوقَة (ḵulūqa) or خَلَاقَة (ḵalāqa))
خَلِقَ (ḵaliqa) I (non-past يَخْلَقُ (yaḵlaqu), verbal noun خَلَق (ḵalaq))
خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa) I (non-past يَخْلُقُ (yaḵluqu), verbal noun خُلُوق (ḵulūq))

  1. to be old and worn out (of a garment)
  2. to be smooth and soft (of an item, through wear)
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Etymology 2.2

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خَلَق (ḵalaqm or f (plural خُلْقَان (ḵulqān) or أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. verbal noun of خَلِقَ (ḵaliqa) (form I)
  2. rags
  3. old age
  4. men, people
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خَلَق (ḵalaq) (feminine خَلَق (ḵalaq), common plural خُلْقَان (ḵulqān) or أَخْلَاق (ʔaḵlāq))

  1. worn, threadbare
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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
خ ل ق
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa).

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خَلَق (ḵalag) I (non-past يِخْلق (yiḵlug, yiḵlig))

  1. to create, to make
  2. to shape, to form
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    Conjugation of خلق (ḵalag)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلقت (ḵalagt) خلقت (ḵalagt) خلق (ḵalag) خلقنا (ḵalagna) خلقتوا (ḵalagtu) خلقوا (ḵalagu)
f خلقتي (ḵalagti) خلقت (ḵalagat)
non-past m أخلق (ʔaḵlug) تخلق (tiḵlug) يخلق (yiḵlug) نخلق (niḵlug) تخلقوا (tiḵlugu) يخلقوا (yiḵlugu)
f تخلقي (tiḵlugi) تخلق (tiḵlug)
imperative m اخلق (aḵlug) اخلقوا (aḵlugu)
f اخلقي (aḵlugi)
    Conjugation of خلق (ḵalag)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلقت (ḵalagt) خلقت (ḵalagt) خلق (ḵalag) خلقنا (ḵalagna) خلقتوا (ḵalagtu) خلقوا (ḵalagu)
f خلقتي (ḵalagti) خلقت (ḵalagat)
non-past m أخلق (ʔaḵlig) تخلق (tiḵlig) يخلق (yiḵlig) نخلق (niḵlig) تخلقوا (tiḵligu) يخلقوا (yiḵligu)
f تخلقي (tiḵligi) تخلق (tiḵlig)
imperative m اخلق (aḵlig) اخلقوا (aḵligu)
f اخلقي (aḵligi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic خُلُق (ḵuluq).

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خِلق or خُلق (ḵilg or ḵulgm (plural أخلاق (ʔaḵlag))

  1. manner
  2. morals, morality
  3. endurance

Etymology 3

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From Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

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خَلْق (ḵalgm

  1. (collective) creation (all which exists), creatures
  2. (collective) people

Persian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

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Readings
Classical reading? xalq
Dari reading? xalq
Iranian reading? xalğ
Tajik reading? xalq

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Dari خلق
Iranian Persian
Tajik халқ

خلق (xalq) (plural خلق‌ها (xalq-hâ))

  1. creation
    Synonym: آفرینش (âfarineš)
  2. pleb, plebeian
  3. (socialism or dated) people, folk
    Synonym: مردم (mardom)
    جمهوری خلق چینjomhuri-ye xalq-e činthe People's Republic of China
    حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستانhizb-i dimōkrātīk-i xalq-i afğānistānPeople's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic خُلْق (ḵulq).

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Readings
Classical reading? xul(u)q
Dari reading? xul(u)q
Iranian reading? xol(o)ğ
Tajik reading? xul(u)q

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خلق (xolq) (plural اخلاق (axlâq))

  1. temperament, disposition, character, personality
    خلق آرامxolq-e ârâmcalm personality
  2. custom, habit, manner, behaviour
  3. humour, mood
    خلق تنگxolq-e tangunpleasant mood
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  • Note that the plural اخلاق (axlâq) is usually used with the meaning of “morality; ethics” rather than as the plural of خلق (xolq).
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلَق (ḵalaq).

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Readings
Classical reading? xalaq
Dari reading? xalaq
Iranian reading? xalağ
Tajik reading? xalaq

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خلق (xalaq) (plural خلق‌ها (xalaq-hâ) or خلقان (xolqân))

  1. rags

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خلق (xalaq)

  1. ragged; shabby

Sindhi

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

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خَلْقَ (xalqum (Devanagari ख़ल्क़ु)

  1. people

Further reading

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  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “خَلْقَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • خلق”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

Urdu

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خلق (xalq), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

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خلق (xalqm (Hindi spelling ख़लक़)

  1. mankind, humanity
  2. (religion) creation, world

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Declension of خلق
singular plural
direct خلق (xalq) خلق (xalq)
oblique خلق (xalq) خلقوں (xalqō̃)
vocative خلق (xalq) خلقو (xalqō)

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Persian خلق (xalq).

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خلق (xalq)

  1. people