خلج

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root خلج (kh-l-j) primarily relates to pulling, drawing, and movement, often with a sense of disturbance or separation. It encompasses physical actions like pulling, plucking, and striking, as well as more abstract concepts like doubt, distraction, and emotional turmoil. Derived terms also describe specific types of animals, geographical features, and even social groups.

Derived headwords

خَلَجَverb

1.
to pull, drawboth
To pull something towards oneself, to draw it out, or to attract it.
2.
to pluck, weanboth
Specifically, to wean a child or the young of a camel.
3.
to strike, stabboth
To inflict a wound, particularly a thrust or stab.
4.
to distract, occupyboth
To divert someone's attention or engage them in an activity.
5.
to have intercourseboth
To engage in sexual intercourse.
6.
to wink, signalclassical
To make a subtle gesture or signal with the eye.
7.
to move, stirboth
To cause something to move or be agitated.

تَخَلَّجَverb

1.
to be disturbed, agitatedboth
To be in a state of unrest or internal commotion.
2.
to move erraticallyboth
To move in a disjointed or unsteady manner, like a paralytic.
3.
to doubt, suspectboth
To have a feeling of doubt or suspicion arise within oneself.

تخالج في صدري شيء — I had a doubt arise in my mind.

تخلج المفلوج في مشيته — The paralytic moved with a disjointed gait.

اخْتَلَجَverb

1.
to fly, dartboth
To move quickly through the air, like a bird taking flight.

العين تخلج وتخلج خلوجا: طارت، كاختلجت — The eye flies and darts, like it took flight.

خَلَجَverb

1.
to complain of bone painclassical
To suffer from pain in the bones, often due to exertion or long travel.

وكفرح: اشتكى عظامه من عمل أو طول مشي وتعب — And like 'faraha': he complained of pain in his bones from work or long walking and fatigue.

خُلُوجnoun

1.
weaned camelboth
A female camel whose young has been weaned, resulting in reduced milk production.
2.
fast-moving camelclassical
A camel that moves so quickly it seems to 'pull' the journey along.
3.
scattered cloudsboth
Clouds that are dispersed or separated.
4.
rain-heavy cloudsboth
Clouds that are full of water and likely to rain.

خَلِيجnoun

1.
gulf, bayboth
An inlet of the sea or a large body of water.
2.
river, streamboth
A channel of water, often smaller than a river.
3.
large platterclassical
A wide, shallow dish or platter.
4.
ropeclassical
A rope or cord.
5.
small boatclassical
A small vessel, smaller than a larger type called 'al-'uduliy'.
6.
mountainclassical
A specific mountain located in Mecca.

والخليج: النهر، وشرم من البحر، والجفنة، والحبل، كالأخلج، وسفينة صغيرة دون العدولي، ج: خلج، وجبل بمكة — And al-khaleej: the river, an inlet of the sea, the platter, the rope, like al-akhlaj, and a small ship less than al-'uduliy, pl. khuluj, and a mountain in Mecca.

تَخَلُّجverb

1.
to be disjointed, unsteadyboth
To move in a broken, unsteady, or wavering manner, especially in walking.

وتخلج المفلوج في مشيته: تفكك، وتمايل — And the paralytic's gait was disjointed: breaking apart, and swaying.

إِخْلِيجnoun

1.
swift horseclassical
A fast and excellent horse.
2.
plantclassical
A type of plant.

خَلَجnoun

1.
corruption, decayclassical
A state of moral or physical decay or corruption.
2.
people of uncertain lineageclassical
A group of Arabs whose lineage was questioned and who were assigned to another tribe.
3.
trembling bodiesclassical
People whose bodies tremble or shake.

والخلج، محركة: الفساد، وبضمتين: قوم من العرب كانوا من عدوان، فألحقهم عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله تعالى عنه، بالحارث بن مالك بن النضر، والمرتعدو الأبدان، والقوم المشكوك في نسبهم — And al-khulj, with vowels: corruption, and with two dammahs: a people from the Arabs who were from 'Adwan, whom Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, attached to al-Harith ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr, and those with trembling bodies, and people whose lineage was doubted.

تَخَالُجverb

1.
to be disturbed, stirredboth
To feel a disturbance or stirring within, especially in the heart or mind.
2.
to doubtboth
To have a doubt or suspicion arise in one's mind.

وخالج قلبي أمر — A matter troubled my heart.

وتخالج في صدري شيء — And something stirred doubt in my chest.

مُخْتَلَجadjective

1.
thin, gauntboth
Having little flesh, lean or emaciated.

ووجه مختلج: قليل اللحم — And a thin face: little flesh.

خَلَجadjective

1.
distantclassical
Far away, remote.

خَلَجname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A proper name for a man.

وكَدْمَل: رَجُلٌ — And like 'kadmal': a man.

خَلَجname

1.
a poet's nameclassical
A name associated with a poet.

وكَتِفَ في لغتيه: شاعرٌ — And like 'katif' in its two pronunciations: a poet.

خَلَجname

1.
a title/nicknameclassical
A title or nickname, specifically 'Abu al-Khaleej'.

وأبو الخليج: عائذ بن شريح الحضرمي: تابعي — And Abu al-Khaleej: 'A'idh ibn Shurayh al-Hadrami: a Successor (Tabi'i).

خَلِيج العُقَيْلِيname

1.
a rhetoricianclassical
A person known for eloquence and rhetorical skill.

وخليج العقيلي: من الفصحاء الرشيديين — And Khaleej al-'Uqayli: one of the eloquent Rashidun scholars.

عَبْد المَلِك بْن خَلَجname

1.
a follower of the Successorsclassical
A person who lived during the era of the Successors of the Companions.

وعبد الملك بن خلج، كَدَمْل: من أتباع التابعين — And 'Abd al-Malik ibn Khulj, like 'daml: from the followers of the Successors.

خَلَنْجnoun

1.
heather (plant)classical
A type of shrub or plant, likely heather.

والخلنج، كسمند: شجر، معرب، ج: خلانج — And al-khalanj, like 'samand': a tree, a loanword, pl. khalanij.

مَخْلُوجَةnoun

1.
a type of woundclassical
A stab wound directed to the right or left.
2.
correct opinionclassical
A sound judgment or accurate opinion.

خَلَجnoun

1.
a type of striped fabricclassical
A kind of cloth characterized by stripes.

وككتاب: ضرب من البرود ms0220 المخططة — And like 'kitab': a type of striped cloth.

أَخْلَجnoun

1.
ropeclassical
A rope or cord.

Parallel reading

خلج يخلج: جذب، وغمز، وانتزع، وحرك، وشغل، وطعن، وجامع، وفطم ولده أو ولد ناقته

KhalaJa yakhluJu: to pull, to wink, to snatch, to move, to occupy, to stab, to have intercourse, to wean one's child or the young of one's camel.

والعين تخلج وتخلج خلوجا: طارت، كاختلجت

And the eye flies and darts, like it took flight.

وكفرح: اشتكى عظامه من عمل أو طول مشي وتعب

And like 'faraha': he complained of pain in his bones from work or long walking and fatigue.

والخلوج: ناقة اختلج عنها ولدها، فقل لبنها، والتي تخلج السير من سرعتها، والسحاب المتفرق، أو الكثير الماء

And al-khuluj: a she-camel whose young has been weaned, so her milk is scarce, and she who 'pulls' the journey with her speed, and scattered clouds, or those with much water.

والخليج: النهر، وشرم من البحر، والجفنة، والحبل، كالأخلج، وسفينة صغيرة دون العدولي، ج: خلج، وجبل بمكة

And al-khaleej: the river, an inlet of the sea, the platter, the rope, like al-akhlaj, and a small ship less than al-'uduliy, pl. khuluj, and a mountain in Mecca.

وتخلج المفلوج في مشيته: تفكك، وتمايل

And the paralytic's gait was disjointed: breaking apart, and swaying.

والإخليج من الخيل: الجواد السريع، ونبت

And al-ikhlij among horses: the swift steed, and a plant.

والخلج، محركة: الفساد، وبضمتين: قوم من العرب كانوا من عدوان، فألحقهم عمر بن الخطاب، رضي الله تعالى عنه، بالحارث بن مالك بن النضر، والمرتعدو الأبدان، والقوم المشكوك في نسبهم

And al-khulj, with vowels: corruption, and with two dammahs: a people from the Arabs who were from 'Adwan, whom Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, attached to al-Harith ibn Malik ibn al-Nadr, and those with trembling bodies, and people whose lineage was doubted.

وتخلج: اضطرب، وتحرك

And takhallaja: to be disturbed, to move.

وتخالج في صدري شيء: شككت

And something stirred doubt in my chest: I doubted.

ووجه مختلج: قليل اللحم

And a thin face: little flesh.

والخلج، كفلز: البعيد

And al-khulj, like 'falz': the distant.

وككتف في لغتيه: شاعر

And like 'katif' in its two pronunciations: a poet.

وخالج قلبي أمر: نازعني فيه فكر

And a matter troubled my heart: thought contended with me over it.

وأبو الخليج: عائذ بن شريح الحضرمي: تابعي

And Abu al-Khaleej: 'A'idh ibn Shurayh al-Hadrami: a Successor (Tabi'i).

وخليج العقيلي: من الفصحاء الرشيديين

And Khaleej al-'Uqayli: one of the eloquent Rashidun scholars.

وعبد الملك بن خلج، كدمل: من أتباع التابعين

And 'Abd al-Malik ibn Khulj, like 'daml: from the followers of the Successors.

والخلنج، كسمند: شجر، معرب، ج: خلانج

And al-khalanj, like 'samand': a tree, a loanword, pl. khalanij.

والمخلوجة: الطعنة ذات اليمين وذات الشمال، والرأي المصيب

And al-makhluja: the stab wound to the right and to the left, and the correct opinion.