خليق

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See also: خليف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ل ق (ḵ l q)
11 terms

Compare خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa, to be suitable).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خَلِيق (ḵalīq) (masculine plural خُلَقَاء (ḵulaqāʔ), elative أَخْلَق (ʔaḵlaq))

  1. suitable, appropriate, fit (بِ (bi) or لِ (li) for)
  2. adequate (بِ (bi) to), worthy (بِ (bi) of)

Declension

References

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