خلل

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ل ل (ḵ-l-l)

Verb

خَلَّلَ (ḵallala) II, non-past يُخَلِّلُ‎ (yuḵallilu)

  1. to scour, to toothpick, to poke in
  2. to caulk
Conjugation

Noun

خَلَل (ḵalalm (plural خِلَال (ḵilāl))

  1. gap, breach, interstice, interspace, chink
    • 7th century CE, Riyāḍ as-Ṣālihīn, 9:102:
      لأرى الشيطان يدخل من خلل الصف
      I see the Satan entering through the opening in the row
  2. flaw, imbalance, bug, disturbance, trait of disorder
Declension

Noun

خُلَل (ḵulalpl

  1. plural of خُلَّة (ḵulla)

Noun

خِلَل (ḵilalpl

  1. plural of خِلَّة (ḵilla)

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of خَلّ (ḵall, vinegar).

Verb

خَلَّلَ (ḵallala) II, non-past يُخَلِّلُ‎ (yuḵallilu)

  1. to preserve in vinegar, to marinate
  2. to render into vinegar, to make become vinegar, to make sour
Conjugation

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلل (xalal), from Arabic خَلَل (ḵalal).

Pronunciation

Noun

خَلَل (xalalm (Hindi spelling ख़लल)

  1. break, breach
  2. disorder, derangement
  3. interruption, confusion, disturbance

References

  • خلل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • خلل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.