خليج

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Arabic

Root
خ ل ج (ḵ l j)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

خَلِيج • (ḵalīj) m (plural خُلُج (ḵuluj) or خُلْجَان (ḵuljān))

  1. gulf
    1. (definite) the Persian Gulf, the Gulf
      الْخَلِيج ― al-ḵalīj ― the Gulf
      Synonyms: الْخَلِيج الْعَرَبِيّ (al-ḵalīj al-ʕarabiyy), الْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ (al-ḵalīj al-fārisiyy)
  2. bay
    Synonyms: جون (jōn), شَرْم (šarm)
  3. (rare) strait
    Synonym: مَضِيق (maḍīq)
  4. (rare) river
    Synonym: نَهْر (nahr)
  5. (rare) canal
    Synonym: قَنَاة (qanāh)
  6. (rare) bank, shore
    Synonyms: ضِفَّة (ḍiffa), شَطّ (šaṭṭ)
  7. (rare) small ship

Declension

Declension of noun خَلِيج (ḵalīj)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَلِيج
ḵalīj 		الْخَلِيج
al-ḵalīj 		خَلِيج
ḵalīj
Nominative خَلِيجٌ
ḵalījun 		الْخَلِيجُ
al-ḵalīju 		خَلِيجُ
ḵalīju
Accusative خَلِيجًا
ḵalījan 		الْخَلِيجَ
al-ḵalīja 		خَلِيجَ
ḵalīja
Genitive خَلِيجٍ
ḵalījin 		الْخَلِيجِ
al-ḵalīji 		خَلِيجِ
ḵalīji
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خَلِيجَيْن
ḵalījayn 		الْخَلِيجَيْن
al-ḵalījayn 		خَلِيجَيْ
ḵalījay
Nominative خَلِيجَانِ
ḵalījāni 		الْخَلِيجَانِ
al-ḵalījāni 		خَلِيجَا
ḵalījā
Accusative خَلِيجَيْنِ
ḵalījayni 		الْخَلِيجَيْنِ
al-ḵalījayni 		خَلِيجَيْ
ḵalījay
Genitive خَلِيجَيْنِ
ḵalījayni 		الْخَلِيجَيْنِ
al-ḵalījayni 		خَلِيجَيْ
ḵalījay
Plural basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal خُلُج‎; خُلْجَان
ḵuluj‎; ḵuljān 		الْخُلُج‎; الْخُلْجَان
al-ḵuluj‎; al-ḵuljān 		خُلُج‎; خُلْجَان
ḵuluj‎; ḵuljān
Nominative خُلُجٌ‎; خُلْجَانٌ
ḵulujun‎; ḵuljānun 		الْخُلُجُ‎; الْخُلْجَانُ
al-ḵuluju‎; al-ḵuljānu 		خُلُجُ‎; خُلْجَانُ
ḵuluju‎; ḵuljānu
Accusative خُلُجًا‎; خُلْجَانًا
ḵulujan‎; ḵuljānan 		الْخُلُجَ‎; الْخُلْجَانَ
al-ḵuluja‎; al-ḵuljāna 		خُلُجَ‎; خُلْجَانَ
ḵuluja‎; ḵuljāna
Genitive خُلُجٍ‎; خُلْجَانٍ
ḵulujin‎; ḵuljānin 		الْخُلُجِ‎; الْخُلْجَانِ
al-ḵuluji‎; al-ḵuljāni 		خُلُجِ‎; خُلْجَانِ
ḵuluji‎; ḵuljāni

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيج (ḵalīj).

Noun

خليج • (xalíj) m

  1. gulf
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