خلوي

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /xa.la.wi/, [ˈxa.la.wi]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic خَلَوِيّ (ḵalawiyy).

Adjective edit

خلوي • (ḵalawi) (feminine خلويّة (ḵalawiyye))

cellular

Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic خَلَوِيّ (ḵalawiyy), clipping of هَاتِف خَلَوِيّ (hātif ḵalawiyy).

Noun edit

خلوي • (ḵalawi) m

cellphone, mobile phone
Synonyms: جوال (jawwāl), (Israel, Palestine) بلفون (bilifon)

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