خليص

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ل ص (ḵ-l-ṣ); compare خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, to be pure, to be clear, to be free from).

Adjective

خَلِيص (ḵalīṣ) (feminine خَلِيصَة (ḵalīṣa), masculine plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʾ), elative أَخْلَص (ʾaḵlaṣ))

  1. pure
  2. clear
  3. sincere

Declension

References

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

Noun

خَلِيص (ḵalīṣ) m (plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʾ))

  1. loyal adherent

Declension

References

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