خال

See also: چال and حال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of خَلَا (ḵalā, to be empty, to be free, to lack, to withdraw, to devote oneself, to forsake, to pass), from the root خ ل و (ḵ-l-w).

Adjective

خَالٍ (ḵālin) (construct state خَالِي (ḵālī), feminine خَالِيَة (ḵāliya), masculine plural خَالُونَ (ḵālūna), feminine plural خَالِيَات (ḵāliyāt) or خَوَالٍ (ḵawālin), feminine plural construct state خَوَالِي (ḵawālī))

  1. empty, void
  2. open, vacant
  3. free, unrestrained, unencumbered
  4. -less, un-
  5. celibate
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root خ و ل (ḵ-w-l).

Pronunciation

  • (Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈxɛːl/

Noun

خَال (ḵāl) m (plural أَخْوَال (ʾaḵwāl) or خُؤُول (ḵuʾūl) or خُؤُولَة (ḵuʾūla), feminine خَالَة (ḵāla))

  1. maternal uncle
Declension

Etymology 3

From the root خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l) related to holes, defects, blemishes.

Noun

خَال (ḵāl) m (plural خِيلَان (ḵīlān))

  1. beauty spot, birthmark
  2. spot
  3. mole
Declension

Etymology 3

From the root خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l).

Verb

خَالَلَ or خَالَّ (ḵālla or ḵālala) III, non-past يُخَالُّ or يُخَالِلُ‎ (yuḵāllu or yuḵālilu)

  1. to befriend, to act cordial towards
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Derived from the active participle of خَلَّ (ḵalla, to have gaps), from the root خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l).

Adjective

خَالّ (ḵāll)

  1. having interstices, breaks, chinks
  2. indigent, pauper
Declension

Laki

Etymology

From Arabic خَال (ḵāl).

Noun

خال (xal)

  1. beauty spot
  2. spot
  3. mole

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خال (ḵāl).

Noun

خال (xâl)

  1. beauty spot
  2. spot
  3. mole

Descendants

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