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الخلق

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of creation, formation, estimation, and natural disposition or character. It extends to descriptions of physical attributes, the state of being worn out, and the quality of being suitable or worthy.

Derived headwords

خَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to estimateclassical

    To estimate, measure, or determine something, often before it is cut or shaped.

  2. 2.
    to createboth

    To originate or invent something without a prior example; to fashion or make something.

  3. 3.
    to fabricateboth

    To invent or fabricate falsehoods or lies.

  4. 4.
    to smoothclassical

    To make something smooth or soft.

  5. 5.
    to shapeboth

    To shape or fashion something, like leather or wood.

الخَالِقُnoun
  1. 1.
    The Creatorboth

    An epithet for God, signifying the one who creates and invents things without prior example.

اِخْتَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to fabricateboth

    To invent or fabricate falsehoods or lies.

تَخَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to fabricateboth

    To invent or fabricate falsehoods or lies.

  2. 2.
    to pretendboth

    To feign or pretend to have a disposition or characteristic that one does not possess.

خَلْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    creationboth

    The act of creating or the state of being created; the created being.

  2. 2.
    estimationclassical

    The act of estimating or measuring.

  3. 3.
    worn outboth

    Something that is old and worn out, applicable to both masculine and feminine.

  4. 4.
    abundanceclassical

    A plentiful share or portion, especially of good.

  5. 5.
    perfumeclassical

    A type of perfume or fragrance.

خِلْقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    natureboth

    Innate disposition, natural constitution, or inherent quality.

  2. 2.
    creationboth

    The natural state or form in which something is created; فطرة (fitra).

  3. 3.
    smoothnessclassical

    The quality of being smooth or soft.

  4. 4.
    cloudclassical

    A cloud that is level and shows signs of rain.

خَلِيقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    natureboth

    Innate disposition, character, or temperament.

  2. 2.
    peopleboth

    Mankind or people in general.

  3. 3.
    animalsboth

    Beasts or animals.

  4. 4.
    wellclassical

    A well or cistern at the time it is dug.

خَلِيقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    worthyboth

    Deserving, suitable, or worthy of something.

  2. 2.
    smoothclassical

    Smooth or soft.

أَخْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to become worthyboth

    To become worthy or deserving.

  2. 2.
    to become smoothclassical

    To become smooth or polished.

أَخْلَقُadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothboth

    Smooth, polished, and without any markings.

  2. 2.
    poorclassical

    Destitute or poor.

خَلُقَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smoothclassical

    To be smooth or soft.

  2. 2.
    to be worthyboth

    To be worthy or deserving.

خُلُقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dispositionboth

    Disposition, nature, or character.

  2. 2.
    virtueboth

    Manliness, virtue, or good conduct.

  3. 3.
    religionboth

    Religion or piety.

مَخْلُوقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    creatureboth

    A created being, a creature.

خَلْقَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    worn out thingsboth

    Plural of 'khuluq', referring to worn-out garments or things.

أَخْلَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    moralsboth

    Morals, ethics, good manners.

خَلْقَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothboth

    A rock or stone that is smooth, solid, and unbroken.

  2. 2.
    closedclassical

    A gap or opening that is closed or sealed.

  3. 3.
    sideclassical

    The flank or side of an animal.

  4. 4.
    foreheadclassical

    The smooth, even part of the forehead.

خَلْقَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    placeclassical

    A place in the Hijaz; also a body of water between Mecca and Yamama.

خَلُوقَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    worn outboth

    The state of being worn out or old, especially for a garment.

  2. 2.
    smoothnessclassical

    Smoothness or softness.

مُخَلَّقَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    pockmarkedclassical

    Having smallpox scars or pustules.

  2. 2.
    fully formedboth

    Completely formed or developed.

خِلْقَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    rain-bearingclassical

    A cloud that shows signs of rain.

خَلِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    diminutiveclassical

    A diminutive form of an adjective, used for emphasis or specific nuance.

أَخْلَاقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    worn out clothesboth

    Old and worn-out clothes.

خَلْقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    natureboth

    Disposition, nature, or character.

  2. 2.
    virtueboth

    Manliness, virtue, or good conduct.

  3. 3.
    religionboth

    Religion or piety.

خَلِيقَاءُadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothclassical

    The smooth part of the forehead or the bridge of the nose.

مُخَلَّقَةٌverb
  1. 1.
    to softenclassical

    To soften or make pliable, like a piece of flesh.

تَخْلِيقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    perfumingclassical

    The act of perfuming something, and then becoming accustomed to it.

مُخْتَلَقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    well-formedboth

    Completely formed, well-proportioned, and moderate.

اِخْلَوْلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to become suitableclassical

    To become suitable or ready, especially for rain.

  2. 2.
    to become smoothclassical

    To become smooth or level, like the ground or a horse's back.

خَالَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to associateboth

    To associate with people, especially with good character.

Parallel reading

الخلق: التقدير.
Al-Khalq: The estimation.
والخالق، في صفاته تعالى: المبدع للشيء، المخترع على غير مثال سبق، وصانع الأديم ونحوه.
And Al-Khaliq, in His exalted attributes: The originator of a thing, the inventor without prior example, and the maker of leather and the like.
وخلق الإفك: افتراه، كاختلقه وتخلقه، و الشيء: ملسه ولينه، و الكلام وغيره: صنعه، و النطع، والأديم خلقا وخلقة، بفتحهما: قدره وحزره، أو قدره قبل أن يقطعه، فإذا قطعه قيل: فراه، و العود: سواه، كخلقه.
And to create falsehood: to fabricate it, like inventing it and pretending it. And a thing: to smooth it and soften it. And speech and other things: to make it. And a hide, and leather, khalaqan and khalaqatan, with both opened: to estimate it and guess it, or to estimate it before cutting it. When it is cut, it is said: 'faraahu'. And wood: to shape it, like creating it.
وخلق، كفرح وكرم: املاس.
And khaliqa, like fariha and karuma: to become smooth.
حجر أخلق، وصخرة خلقاء.
A smooth stone, and a smooth rock.
وككرم: صار خليقا، أي: جديرا، و المرأة خلاقة: حسن خلقها.
And as karuma: to become worthy, i.e., deserving. And a woman khallaqa: her character is good.
وقصيدة مخلوقة: منحولة.
And a fabricated poem: plagiarized.
وخوالقها، في قول لبيد، أي: جبالها الملس.
And khawaliqaha, in the saying of Labid, means: its smooth mountains.
والخليقة: الطبيعة، والناس، كالخلق، والبهائم، والبئر ساعة تحفر.
And al-khaliqa: nature, and people, like al-khalq, and beasts, and a well at the time it is dug.
والخلائق: قلات بذروة الصمان، تمسك ماء السماء.
And al-khala'iq: cisterns at the peak of al-Summan, which hold rainwater.
وكسفينة: ع بالحجاز، وماء بين مكة واليمامة، وامرأة الحجاج بن مقلاص: محدثة.
And like safina: a place in the Hijaz, and water between Mecca and Yamama, and the wife of Al-Hajjaj bin Miqlas: a newly created woman.
وخلق الثوب، كنصر وكرم وسمع، خلوقة وخلقا، محركة: بلي.
And a garment became khaliqa, like nasara, karuma, and sami'a, khuluqa and khalaqa, with movement: worn out.
ومخلقة بذلك، كمرحلة: مجدرة.
And pockmarked by that, like marhala: having smallpox.
وسحابة خلقة، كفرحة وسفينة: فيها أثر المطر.
And a rain-bearing cloud, like farha and safina: it has the trace of rain.
والخلق، محركة: البالي، للمذكر والمؤنث، ج: خلقان.
And al-khalq, with movement: the worn-out, for masculine and feminine, plural: khuluqan.
وملحفة خليق، كزبير، صغروه بلا هاء، لأن الهاء لا تلحق تصغير الصفات، كنصيف في امرأة نصف.
And a cloak khaliq, like zubayr, they made it diminutive without the 'ha', because the 'ha' is not attached to the diminutive of adjectives, like nasif for a half-woman.
وثوب أخلاق: إذا كانت الخلوقة فيه كله.
And worn-out clothes: if they are entirely worn out.
وكصبور وكتاب: ضرب من الطيب.
And like sabur and kitab: a type of perfume.
وكسحاب: النصيب الوافر من الخير.
And like sahabi: the abundant share of good.
والخلق، بالضم وبضمتين: السجية والطبع، والمروءة والدين.
And al-khuluq, with a damma and two dammas: disposition and nature, and manliness and religion.
والأخلق: الأملس المصمت، والفقير.
And al-akhlaq: the smooth, solid, and the poor.
والخلقة، بالكسر: الفطرة، كالخلق، وبالضم: الملاسة، كالخلوقة والخلاقة، وبالتحريك: السحابة المستوية المخيلة للمطر.
And al-khilqa, with a kasra: the innate nature, like al-khuluq. And with a damma: smoothness, like al-khuluqa and al-khallaqa. And with movement: the level cloud that portends rain.
والخلقاء من الفراسن: التي لا شق فيها، والرتقاء، كالخلق، كركع، والصخرة ليس فيها وصم ولا كسر، وهي بينة الخلق، محركة، و من البعير وغيره: جنبه، ويقال: ضربت على خلقاء جنبه أيضا، و من الغار: باطنه، و من الجبهة: مستواها، كالخليقاء فيهما.
And al-khala' from physiognomy: that which has no crack in it, and is sealed, like al-khuluq, like rukka'. And a rock without flaw or break, and it is clearly smooth, with movement. And from a camel and other: its side. And it is said: 'I struck the side of its flank'. And from a cave: its interior. And from the forehead: its level part, like al-khaliqa in both.
والخليقاء من الفرس: كالعرنين منا.
And al-khaliqa from a horse: like the bridge of the nose in us.
وأخلقه: كساه ثوبا خلقا.
And akhlaqahu: he clothed him with a worn-out garment.
ومضغة مخلقة، كمعظمة: تامة الخلق.
And a piece of flesh mukhalliqa, like mu'adhdhama: fully formed.
وكمعظم: القدح إذا لين.
And like mu'adhdham: a cup when it is softened.
وخلقه تخليقا: طيبه فتخلق به.
And khallaqahu takhliiqan: he perfumed it, and it became accustomed to it.
والمختلق: التام الخلق المعتدله.
And al-mukhtalaq: the perfectly formed and moderate.
وتخلق بغير خلقه: تكلفه.
And takhalluqa bi-ghayri khulqihi: he assumed it artificially.
واخلولق السحاب: استوى وصار خليقا للمطر، و الرسم: استوى بالأرض، و متن الفرس: املس.
And the clouds ikhlawlaqqu: they became level and suitable for rain. And the drawing: became level with the ground. And the back of the horse: became smooth.
وخالقهم: عاشرهم بخلق حسن.
And khalaqahum: he associated with them with good character.