See also: حلي and خلي

Arabic

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Root
خ ل و (ḵ l w)
7 terms

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خَلَّى (ḵallā) II (non-past يُخَلِّي (yuḵallī), verbal noun تَخْلِيَة (taḵliya))

  1. to leave, to let
  2. to keep alive, to spare
  3. to dismiss, to set free

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Hijazi Arabic

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خ ل و
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

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خلّى (ḵalla) II (non-past يِخلِّي (yiḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow
    خلينا نتعشى.ḵallīna nitʕaššaLet's have dinner.
  2. (transitive) to leave
    خليها!ḵallīhaLeave it!

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of خلى (ḵalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خليت (ḵallēt) خليت (ḵallēt) خلى (ḵalla) خلينا (ḵallēna) خليتوا (ḵallētu) خلوا (ḵallu)
f خليتي (ḵallēti) خلت (ḵallat)
non-past m أخلي (ʔaḵalli) تخلي (tiḵalli) يخلي (yiḵalli) نخلي (niḵalli) تخلوا (tiḵallu) يخلوا (yiḵallu)
f تخلي (tiḵalli) تخلي (tiḵalli)
imperative m خلي (ḵalli) خلوا (ḵallu)
f خلي (ḵalli)

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
خ ل ي
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

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  • IPA(key): /xal.la/
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خلى (ḵalla) II (non-past يخلي (yḵalli), active participle مخلي (mḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow

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    Conjugation of خلى
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلّيت (ḵallīt) خلّيتي (ḵallīti) خلّى (ḵalla) خلّينا (ḵallīna) خلّيتوا (ḵallītu) خلّاوا (ḵallāw)
f خلّات (ḵallāt)
non-past m نخلّي (nḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli) يخلّي (yḵalli) نخلّيوا (nḵallīw) تخلّيوا (tḵallīw) يخلّيوا (yḵallīw)
f تخلّي (tḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli)
imperative m خلّي (ḵalli) خلّيوا (ḵallīw)
f خلّي (ḵalli)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

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خلّى (ḵalla) II (present بخلّي (biḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow
    ما بقدرش أخلّي بنتي تلعب مع هدول الولاد بعد هيك.
    mā baʔdar-š ʔaḵalli binti tilʕab maʕ hadōl l-ūlād baʕd hēk
    I can't let my daughter play with those children anymore.
  2. (transitive) to leave

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of خلّى (ḵalla)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خلّيت (ḵallēt) خلّيت (ḵallēt) خلّى (ḵalla) خلّينا (ḵallēna) خلّيتو (ḵallētu) خلّو (ḵallu)
f خلّيتي (ḵallēti) خلّت (ḵallat)
present m بخلّي (baḵalli) بتخلّي (bitḵalli) بخلّي (biḵalli) منخلّي (minḵalli) بتخلّو (bitḵallu) بخلّو (biḵallu)
f بتخلّي (bitḵalli) بتخلّي (bitḵalli)
subjunctive m اخلّي (aḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli) يخلّي (yḵalli) نخلّي (nḵalli) تخلّو (tḵallu) يخلّو (yḵallu)
f تخلّي (tḵalli) تخلّي (tḵalli)
imperative m خلّي (ḵalli) خلّو (ḵallu)
f خلّي (ḵalli)