خ ل ل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of passing through, penetrating, or being interspersed. It also extends to meanings of remaining food particles, roughness in sand, and a specific place name.

Derived headwords

خَلَّverb

1.
to gather edgesclassical
To gather the edges or extremities of something together.
2.
to pass throughboth
To move through or penetrate something.

خِلَالnoun

1.
gapsclassical
The spaces or gaps between things, often referring to the extremities gathered together.

يَخِلُّverb

1.
to pass throughboth
He/it passes through or penetrates.

خَالnoun

1.
food remnantsclassical
The remnants of food found between the teeth.

رَمْلٌ خَلْخَالadjective

1.
rough sandclassical
Sand that has a rough texture.

تَخَلَّلَverb

1.
to pass throughboth
To move through or traverse something.

خَلّnoun

1.
vinegarmodern
A sour liquid produced by the fermentation of wine or cider, used as a condiment or preservative.

خَلِيلname

1.
Khaleelclassical
A place name in Yemen.

Parallel reading

وخل الشيء: جمع أطرافه

And when something is khalla: it gathers its extremities.

بخلال

with gaps/extremities.

قياما ما يخل لهن عود

Standing, no support would hold them up.

أراد: لا يخل لهن ثوب بعود، فأوقع الخل على العود اضطرارا

He meant: no garment would hold up with a support, so he applied the term khalla to the support out of necessity.

والخال: بقية الطعام بين الأسنان

And al-khaal: the remnant of food between the teeth.

ورمل خلخال: فيه خشونة

And khalkhaal sand: it has roughness.

وتخلل الرمل: مضى فيه، عن الأزهري

And to traverse the sand: to go through it, according to Al-Azharī.

والخل: كي

And al-khal: is a sting/prick.

والخليل: موضع باليمن، نسب إليه أحد الأذواء، هكذا قاله نصر، والصواب: خيليل، كما سيأتي

And Al-Khaleel: a place in Yemen, to which one of the rulers was attributed. This is what Nasr said, and the correct form is Khayleel, as will be mentioned later.