خلى

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See also: حلي and خلي

Arabic

Root
خ ل و (ḵ l w)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

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

Conjugation

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
خ ل و
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

    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

Root
خ ل ي
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xal.la/
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Verb

خلى (ḵalla) II (non-past يخلي (yḵalli), active participle مخلي (mḵalli))

  1. to let, to allow

Conjugation

    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

Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic خَلَّى (ḵallā).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

    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)