xâla

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Khalaj

Perso-Arabic خاله

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خاله (xâle), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

Noun

xâla (definite accusative xâlañ, plural xâlalar)

  1. maternal aunt

Declension

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN