See also: حلقي and خلفي

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خُلُق (ḵuluq, character (in plural, morals)) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

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Adjective

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خُلُقِيّ (ḵuluqiyy) (feminine خُلُقِيَّة (ḵuluqiyya), masculine plural خُلُقِيُّونَ (ḵuluqiyyūna), feminine plural خُلُقِيَّات (ḵuluqiyyāt))

  1. moral, ethical
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of خِلْقَة (ḵilqa, innate nature) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

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Adjective

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خِلْقِيّ (ḵilqiyy) (feminine خِلْقِيَّة (ḵilqiyya), masculine plural خِلْقِيُّونَ (ḵilqiyyūna), feminine plural خِلْقِيَّات (ḵilqiyyāt))

  1. natural, innate
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References
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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

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Verb

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خَلِّقِي (ḵalliqī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of خَلَّقَ (ḵallaqa)