خلوي

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.la.wi/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic خَلَوِيّ (ḵalawiyy).

Adjective

خلوي (ḵalawi) (feminine خلويّة (ḵalawiyye))

  1. cellular

Etymology 2

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

Noun

خلوي (ḵalawim

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