Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
خ ل ص (ḵ-l-ṣ)

Compare خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, to be pure, to be clear, to be free from).

Adjective edit

خَلِيص (ḵalīṣ) (feminine خَلِيصَة (ḵalīṣa), masculine plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʔ), elative أَخْلَص (ʔaḵlaṣ))

  1. pure
  2. clear
  3. sincere

Declension edit

References edit

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

Noun edit

خَلِيص (ḵalīṣm (plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʔ))

  1. loyal adherent

Declension edit

References edit

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