Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
خ ل ل (ḵ l l)
16 terms

Verb

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خَلَّلَ (ḵallala) II (non-past يُخَلِّلُ (yuḵallilu), verbal noun تَخْلِيل (taḵlīl))

  1. to scour, to toothpick, to poke in
  2. to caulk
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Noun

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خَلَل (ḵalalm (plural خِلَال (ḵilāl))

  1. gap, breach, interstice, interspace, chink
    • 7th century CE, Riyāḍ as-Ṣālihīn, 9:102:
      لأرى الشيطان يدخل من خلل الصف
      I see the Satan entering through the opening in the row
  2. flaw, imbalance, bug, disturbance, trait of disorder
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Noun

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خُلَل (ḵulalpl

  1. plural of خُلَّة (ḵulla)

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خِلَل (ḵilalpl

  1. plural of خِلَّة (ḵilla)

Etymology 2

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Denominal verb of خَلّ (ḵall, vinegar).

Verb

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خَلَّلَ (ḵallala) II (non-past يُخَلِّلُ (yuḵallilu), verbal noun تَخْلِيل (taḵlīl))

  1. to preserve in vinegar, to marinate
  2. to render into vinegar, to make become vinegar, to make sour
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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خلل (xalal), from Arabic خَلَل (ḵalal).

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Noun

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خَلَل (xalalm (Hindi spelling ख़लल)

  1. break, breach
  2. disorder, derangement
  3. interruption, confusion, disturbance

References

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  • خلل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • خلل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.