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خل
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaخَلْخَالٌ خلخال : see خَلٌّ, in the latter half of the paragraph. ― -b2- رَمْلٌ خَلْخَالٌ Rough sand. (TA.) -A2- Also, and ↓ حَلْخَلٌ, (JK, S, K,) which is a dial. var. of the former, or a contraction thereof, (S,) and ↓ خُلْخُلٌ, (JK, K,) A well-known ornament (K) of women; (S, K; *) i. e. an anklet: (KL:) [or a pair of anklets; for you say,] فِى سَاقَيْهَا خَلْخَالٌ [ Upon her legs is a pair of anklets ]: (TA in art. حجل:) pl. (of the first, S) خَلَاخِيلُ (S, TA) and [of the second and third] خَلَاخِلُ. (TA.)
Derived headwords
خَلْخَالٌ
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رَمْلٌ خَلْخَالٌ
فِى سَاقَيْهَا