خلج

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root 'خلج' primarily relates to movement, disturbance, and pulling or drawing. It encompasses concepts of doubt, hesitation, internal conflict, and physical agitation. Derived meanings extend to physical characteristics like leanness, specific types of garments, and even abstract concepts like love and disputed lineage.

Derived headwords

تَخَالُجverb

1.
to be doubtfulboth
To experience doubt or suspicion in one's heart.

تخالج في صدري شيء — Something stirred doubt in my chest

اخْتَلَجَverb

1.
to be agitatedboth
To move or tremble internally, indicating unease or doubt.
2.
to be pulled outclassical
To be drawn or pulled away from something.

لا يختلجن في صدرك — Let nothing stir doubt in your heart

إن يختلج في نفسك شيء فدعه — If something stirs within your soul, leave it be

مُخْتَلِجadjective

1.
leanclassical
Describing a face that is thin and gaunt, with little flesh.
2.
disputedclassical
Describing a person whose lineage is uncertain or contested.

ووجه مختلج: قليل اللحم — And a lean face: little flesh

خَلَجnoun

1.
distanceclassical
Remoteness or being far away.

نازحا خلجا — Far away and remote

خَلَجname

1.
name of a manclassical
A name of a man, Abu Malik.

خَلَجname

1.
name of a poetclassical
A poet from the tribe of Banu A'ya.

الخَلْجname

1.
titleclassical
A title given to Qais ibn al-Harith.

الخَلَاجnoun

1.
striped fabricclassical
A type of striped cloth or garment.

بردين من ذاك الخلاج المسهم — Two garments of that striped Khilaj

الخُلَاسnoun

1.
striped fabricclassical
A type of striped cloth or garment, synonymous with الخلاج.

من ذاك الخلاس — Of that Khulas

خَالَجَverb

1.
to contend withboth
To have a thought or idea contend with one's mind, or to be challenged in recitation.
2.
to pullclassical
To pull or draw something.

خالج قلبي أمر — A matter contended with my heart

لقد ظننت أن بعضكم خالجنيها — I thought some of you were contending with me in recitation

أبو الخليجname

1.
name of a personclassical
A name of a eloquent person from the Rashidun era, Abu al-Khulayj.

عبد الملك بن خلجname

1.
name of a personclassical
A follower of the followers of the companions, Abd al-Malik ibn Khalj.

الخَلَنْجnoun

1.
type of treeclassical
A type of tree, of Persian origin, used for making vessels.
2.
vessels made of woodclassical
Bowls and platters made from patterned and striped wood.

عساس الخلنج — Vessels of Khulanj wood

خَلَنْجِيname

1.
nisbaclassical
A nisba referring to someone associated with Khulanj, specifically a Hanafi jurist.

مَخْلُوجَةnoun

1.
stab woundclassical
A stab wound that goes to the right and left.
2.
disorderclassical
A state of confusion or disarray.
3.
unstable opinionclassical
An opinion that is wavering or inconsistent.

المخلوجة: الطعنة التي تذهب يمنة ويسرة — The Makhluja: the stab wound that goes right and left

أمرهم مخلوجة: غير مستقيم — Their affair is disordered: not straight

الرأي مخلوجة وليست بسلكي — The opinion is wavering and not straightforward

خَالِجnoun

1.
deathclassical
Death, as it pulls away life.

إن الله جعل الموت خالجا لأشطانها — Indeed, God made death a puller of its ropes (i.e., its end)

إخْلِيجَةnoun

1.
separated camelclassical
A female camel separated from her mother.

خَلِيجnoun

1.
stakeclassical
A stake or peg.

خَلَجَverb

1.
to pull outclassical
To pull or draw out, especially a male camel from a herd.
2.
to stabclassical
To stab someone.

خلج الفحل: أخرج عن الشول قبل أن يفدر — The bull camel was pulled out: removed from the she-camels before it was ready to breed

وقد خلجه، إذا طعنه — And he stabbed him, if he stabbed him

مُخْتَلِجverb

1.
to convulseclassical
To be seized by convulsions or tremors.
2.
to move the lipsclassical
To move the lips or chin, often in mockery or imitation.

حتى أفاق مختلجا — Until he recovered convulsing

اختلج بوجهه — He moved his face (in mockery)

خَلَجَةnoun

1.
doubtclassical
A doubt or suspicion.

نوى تقاذف غير ذات خلاج — Fates tossed about, not having doubt

المُخَلِّجadjective

1.
fatclassical
Fat or plump.

الخَلَجnoun

1.
diseaseclassical
A disease affecting animals, causing their limbs to twitch.

خَلَجَةnoun

1.
distanceclassical
A short distance, the amount one can walk before tiring.

وبيننا وبينهم خلجة — And between us and them is a Khilja (a short distance)

الخَلَاجnoun

1.
passionate loveclassical
A type of love or infatuation that is not firm or well-established.

الأَخْلَجadjective

1.
wide-mouthedclassical
Describing a dog with wide jaws.

مُخْتَلِجadjective

1.
of disputed lineageclassical
A person whose lineage is uncertain or contested, as if pulled from one family to another.

إذا كان الرجل مختلجا فسرك أن لا تكذب فانسبه إلى أمه — If a man is of disputed lineage, and you wish not to lie, attribute him to his mother

خليجname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A village in Egypt named Khulayj.

Parallel reading

تخالج في صدري شيء

Something stirred doubt in my chest

لا يختلجن في صدرك

Let nothing stir doubt in your heart

إن يختلج في نفسك شيء فدعه

If something stirs within your soul, leave it be

ووجه مختلج: قليل اللحم

And a lean face: little flesh

نازحا خلجا

Far away and remote

بردين من ذاك الخلاج المسهم

Two garments of that striped Khilaj

خالج قلبي أمر

A matter contended with my heart

لقد ظننت أن بعضكم خالجنيها

I thought some of you were contending with me in recitation

عساس الخلنج

Vessels of Khulanj wood

المخلوجة: الطعنة التي تذهب يمنة ويسرة

The Makhluja: the stab wound that goes right and left

أمرهم مخلوجة: غير مستقيم

Their affair is disordered: not straight

الرأي مخلوجة وليست بسلكي

The opinion is wavering and not straightforward

إن الله جعل الموت خالجا لأشطانها

Indeed, God made death a puller of its ropes (i.e., its end)

خلج الفحل: أخرج عن الشول قبل أن يفدر

The bull camel was pulled out: removed from the she-camels before it was ready to breed

حتى أفاق مختلجا

Until he recovered convulsing

اختلج بوجهه

He moved his face (in mockery)

وبيننا وبينهم خلجة

And between us and them is a Khilja (a short distance)

إذا كان الرجل مختلجا فسرك أن لا تكذب فانسبه إلى أمه

If a man is of disputed lineage, and you wish not to lie, attribute him to his mother