خلي

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See also: حلي and خلى

Arabic

Root
خ ل ي (ḵ l y)
1 term

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Adjective

خَلِيّ • (ḵaliyy) (feminine خَلِيَّة (ḵaliyya), masculine plural خَلِيُّون (ḵaliyyūn) or أَخْلِيَاء (ʔaḵliyāʔ), feminine plural خَلِيَّات (ḵaliyyāt) or خَلَايَا (ḵalāyā))

  1. empty, free, void
  2. single, having no relationship
  3. carefree
    • 6th century, Imru' al-Qais, تطاول ليلك بالأثمد:
      تَطَاوَلَ لَيْلُكَ بِٱلْأَثْمُدِ
      وَنَامَ ٱلْخَلِيُّ وَلَمْ تَرْقُدِ
      taṭāwala layluka bi-l-ʔaṯmudi
      wanāma l-ḵaliyyu walam tarqudi
      Long was your night at al-Athmud.
      The carefree one slept but you did not slumber.
Declension
Declension of adjective خَلِيّ (ḵaliyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَلِي
ḵalī 		الْخَلِي
al-ḵalī 		خَلِيَّة
ḵaliyya 		الْخَلِيَّة
al-ḵaliyya
Nominative خَلِيٌّ
ḵaliyyun 		الْخَلِيُّ
al-ḵaliyyu 		خَلِيَّةٌ
ḵaliyyatun 		الْخَلِيَّةُ
al-ḵaliyyatu
Accusative خَلِيًّا
ḵaliyyan 		الْخَلِيَّ
al-ḵaliyya 		خَلِيَّةً
ḵaliyyatan 		الْخَلِيَّةَ
al-ḵaliyyata
Genitive خَلِيٍّ
ḵaliyyin 		الْخَلِيِّ
al-ḵaliyyi 		خَلِيَّةٍ
ḵaliyyatin 		الْخَلِيَّةِ
al-ḵaliyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَلِيَّيْن
ḵaliyyayn 		الْخَلِيَّيْن
al-ḵaliyyayn 		خَلِيَّتَيْن
ḵaliyyatayn 		الْخَلِيَّتَيْن
al-ḵaliyyatayn
Nominative خَلِيَّانِ
ḵaliyyāni 		الْخَلِيَّانِ
al-ḵaliyyāni 		خَلِيَّتَانِ
ḵaliyyatāni 		الْخَلِيَّتَانِ
al-ḵaliyyatāni
Accusative خَلِيَّيْنِ
ḵaliyyayni 		الْخَلِيَّيْنِ
al-ḵaliyyayni 		خَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ḵaliyyatayni 		الْخَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ḵaliyyatayni
Genitive خَلِيَّيْنِ
ḵaliyyayni 		الْخَلِيَّيْنِ
al-ḵaliyyayni 		خَلِيَّتَيْنِ
ḵaliyyatayni 		الْخَلِيَّتَيْنِ
al-ḵaliyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural‎; broken plural invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal خَلِيِّين‎; أَخْلِيَاء
ḵaliyyīn‎; ʔaḵliyāʔ 		الْخَلِيِّين‎; الْأَخْلِيَاء
al-ḵaliyyīn‎; al-ʔaḵliyāʔ 		خَلِيَّات‎; خَلَايَا
ḵaliyyāt‎; ḵalāyā 		الْخَلِيَّات‎; الْخَلَايَا
al-ḵaliyyāt‎; al-ḵalāyā
Nominative خَلِيُّونَ‎; أَخْلِيَاءُ
ḵaliyyūna‎; ʔaḵliyāʔu 		الْخَلِيُّونَ‎; الْأَخْلِيَاءُ
al-ḵaliyyūna‎; al-ʔaḵliyāʔu 		خَلِيَّاتٌ‎; خَلَايَا
ḵaliyyātun‎; ḵalāyā 		الْخَلِيَّاتُ‎; الْخَلَايَا
al-ḵaliyyātu‎; al-ḵalāyā
Accusative خَلِيِّينَ‎; أَخْلِيَاءَ
ḵaliyyīna‎; ʔaḵliyāʔa 		الْخَلِيِّينَ‎; الْأَخْلِيَاءَ
al-ḵaliyyīna‎; al-ʔaḵliyāʔa 		خَلِيَّاتٍ‎; خَلَايَا
ḵaliyyātin‎; ḵalāyā 		الْخَلِيَّاتِ‎; الْخَلَايَا
al-ḵaliyyāti‎; al-ḵalāyā
Genitive خَلِيِّينَ‎; أَخْلِيَاءَ
ḵaliyyīna‎; ʔaḵliyāʔa 		الْخَلِيِّينَ‎; الْأَخْلِيَاءِ
al-ḵaliyyīna‎; al-ʔaḵliyāʔi 		خَلِيَّاتٍ‎; خَلَايَا
ḵaliyyātin‎; ḵalāyā 		الْخَلِيَّاتِ‎; الْخَلَايَا
al-ḵaliyyāti‎; al-ḵalāyā
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

خلي (form II)

  1. خُلِّيَ (ḵulliya) /xul.li.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of خَلَّى (ḵallā)
  2. خَلِّي (ḵallī) /xal.liː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of خَلَّى (ḵallā)
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