خلى

Root entry · 32 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of emptiness, vacancy, and being alone. It extends to meanings of leaving, departing, and being free from something, as well as the physical space that is empty or used for private matters.

Derived headwords

خلاوةnoun

1.
A specific lineage/family nameclassical
A name referring to a specific lineage or family, particularly associated with the tribe of Kinda.

الخلاءnoun

1.
Latrine, restroomboth
A place for relieving oneself, a latrine or restroom. It is derived from the concept of being empty or secluded.
2.
Empty spaceclassical
A place that is empty or vacant, containing nothing.
3.
Source of a demon's nameclassical
Named after a demon called 'Khalaa', according to one opinion.

خلاverb

1.
To be empty, vacantboth
To be devoid of people or things; to be empty.
2.
To be aloneboth
To be by oneself, solitary.
3.
To leave, departboth
To go away from a place or person.
4.
To be free fromboth
To be released or absolved from something.
5.
To eat good foodclassical
To consume pleasant or choice food.
6.
To worshipclassical
To engage in acts of devotion or worship.

خلاؤك أقنى لحيائكproverb

1.
Your privacy is more conducive to your modestyclassical
A proverb suggesting that being in a private, empty space encourages modesty and proper behavior.

ما خلاparticle

1.
Except, excludingboth
Used after 'maa' to mean 'except' or 'excluding', functioning as a preposition or verb.

خلو زيدnoun

1.
Emptiness of Zaydclassical
The state of Zayd being empty or absent; used in the context of 'maa khalaa'.

خالين منهadjective

1.
Free from it, empty of itboth
In a state of being free from or devoid of something.

أخل أمركverb

1.
To single out your affairclassical
To focus exclusively on one's affair or task, to give it singular attention.

أخليت عن الطعامverb

1.
To abstain from foodclassical
To cease eating food, to refrain from it.

أخلى فلان على اللبن واللحمverb

1.
To eat food without mixingclassical
To eat food, like milk and meat, without mixing it with anything else.

خلا عليهverb

1.
To rely onclassical
To depend on or rely upon something.

أخلىverb

1.
To be alone, solitaryclassical
To be in a state of solitude or isolation.

استخلى البكاءverb

1.
To weep aloneclassical
To engage in weeping in solitude.

خلا بهverb

1.
To deceive himclassical
To trick or deceive someone, often in private.

تخليةnoun

1.
Making space, clearingclassical
The act of making something empty or clear, or allowing space.

أخلاه معهverb

1.
To make him alone with itclassical
To leave someone in a state of being alone with something or someone.

خلاء من هذا الأمرadjective

1.
Free from this matterclassical
To be absolved or exempt from a particular matter or responsibility.

تخلىverb

1.
To relieve oneselfboth
To go to the restroom to relieve oneself.
2.
To take for oneselfclassical
To acquire or set aside something for oneself.

خليةnoun

1.
A woman without husband or childrenclassical
A woman who is unmarried or widowed and has no children.

خلوةnoun

1.
A secluded placeboth
A private or secluded place, often used for contemplation or privacy.
2.
A woman without husband or childrenclassical
An unmarried or widowed woman without children (used in plural form 'khuluwwat').
3.
The labia of a bladeclassical
The two edges or lips of a sharp blade.

حلو الخلاadjective

1.
Pleasant-spokenclassical
Describing someone who speaks pleasantly or eloquently.

مخلى عنهadjective

1.
Released, freedclassical
Having been released or set free from something.

مخلياadjective

1.
Released, unchainedclassical
In a state of being freed or unchained.

خلى مكانهverb

1.
To die, pass awayclassical
To vacate one's position or place in the world, meaning to die.

لا أخلى الله مكانكexpression

1.
May God not empty your placeclassical
A prayer or wish for someone's continued presence and well-being, essentially wishing them not to die or leave.

المستخليnoun

1.
Worshipper, devoteeclassical
One who engages in worship or devotion, particularly in solitude.

خلوتانnoun

1.
The labia of a bladeclassical
The two edges or lips of a sharp blade.

وخلاك ذمexpression

1.
And blame is absolved from youclassical
An expression meaning that one is excused or absolved from blame.

ناقة مخلاءnoun

1.
A she-camel that has weaned her youngclassical
A female camel that has stopped nursing her offspring.

الخلاءnoun

1.
Separation, divisionclassical
The act of separating or the state of being divided.

استخلت الدارverb

1.
The house became emptyclassical
The house became vacant or empty.

أخلاءnoun

1.
A place nameclassical
The name of a place located on the Euphrates river.

Parallel reading

هذا الذي ذكره الجوهري هو بطن آخر غير الذي ذكره المصنف، وكل منهما يعرف بخلاوة

This which Al-Jawhari mentioned is another branch, different from the one the author mentioned, and each of them is known by Khalaawah.

فأما خلاوة كندة فإن منهم: مالك بن عبد الله بن سيف الخلاوي

As for the Khalaawah of Kinda, among them is Malik bin Abdullah bin Saif Al-Khalaawi.

كتبت عنه حكاية من حفظه، وتوفي في شهر رمضان سنة 307

I wrote down a story from his memory, and he passed away in the month of Ramadan in the year 307.

والخلاء: المتوضأ، سمي بذلك لخلوه، وهو بالمد

And Al-Khalaa': the place of ablution, named so because of its seclusion, and it is with a long 'alif'.

فإن الخلاء في الأصل مصدر ثم استعمل في المكان الخالي المتخذ لقضاء الحاجة لا للوضوء فقط كما يوهمه قوله المتوضأ

For Al-Khalaa' is originally a masdar (verbal noun) then it was used for the empty place taken for relieving oneself, not just for ablution as his statement 'the place of ablution' might suggest.

يقال لموضع قضاء الحاجة الخلاء، بالمد، وأصله المكان الخالي

The place for relieving oneself is called Al-Khalaa', with a long 'alif', and its origin is the empty place.

أصله الأول هو مصدر خلا المكان خلاء إذا فرغ ولم يكن فيه أحد

Its first origin is the masdar of 'khalaa al-makaan khalaa' when the place became empty and no one was in it.

سمي بذلك باسم شيطان يقال له خلاء وأورد فيه حديثا

It was named so after a demon called Khalaa', and a hadith was cited regarding it.

وقيل: لأنه يتخلى فيه أي يتبرز، والجمع أخلية

And it was said: because one relieves oneself in it, meaning to excrete, and its plural is 'akhliyah'.

الخلاء: المكان الذي لا شيء به

Al-Khalaa': The place that has nothing in it.

خلاؤك أقنى لحيائك

Your privacy is more conducive to your modesty.

أي منزلك إذا خلوت فيه ألزم لحيائك

Meaning your home when you are alone in it is more binding for your modesty.

تقول: جاؤوني ما خلا زيدا، لأن خلا لا يكون بعد ما إلا صلة لها، وهي معها مصدر

You say: 'Jaa'oonee maa khalaa Zaydan', because 'khalaa' after 'maa' is only an attachment to it, and it is with 'maa' a masdar.

كأنك قلت: (جاؤوني خلو زيد، أي خلوهم منه، أي خالين منه)

As if you said: 'Jaa'oonee khuloo Zaydin', meaning 'their emptiness of him', meaning 'being empty of him'.

أخل أمرك وبأمرك: أي تفرد به وتفرغ له

Akhil amruka wa bi-amrika: meaning to single it out and devote yourself to it.

وأخليت عن الطعام: خلوت عنه

And 'akhlaytu 'an at-ta'aam': meaning 'khuluwtu 'anhu' (I abstained from food).

تميم تقول! خلا فلان على اللبن واللحم، إذا لم يأكل معه شيئا ولا خلط به

Tameem says! 'Khalaa fulan 'ala al-laban wal-lahm', if he did not eat anything with it and did not mix it.

وكنانة وقيس تقول: أخلى فلان على اللبن واللحم

And Kinanah and Qays say: 'Akhlaa fulan 'ala al-laban wal-lahm'.

وخلا عليه: اعتمد

And 'khalaa 'alayhi': meaning 'he relied on it'.

وأخلى: إذا انفرد

And 'akhlaa': meaning 'if he was alone'.

واستخلى البكاء: انفرد به

And 'istakhlaa al-bukaa'': meaning 'he wept alone'.

وخلا به: خادعه؛ وهو مجاز

And 'khalaa bihi': meaning 'he deceived him'; and this is a metaphor.

وخلى بينها تخلية وأخلاه معه

And 'khallaa baynahaa takhliyatan' and 'akhlaahu ma'ahu'.

أنت خلاء من هذا الأمر، أي براء؛ لا يثنى ولا يجمع ولا يؤنث

You are 'khalaa' from this matter, meaning innocent; it is not dualized, pluralized, or feminized.

وتخلى: برز لقضاء حاجته

And 'takhallaa': meaning 'he went out to relieve himself'.

وتخلى خلية: اتخذ لنفسه

And 'takhallaa khaliyyatan': meaning 'he took for himself'.

امرأة خلية ونساء خليات لا أزواج لهن ولا أولاد

A 'khaliyyah' woman and 'khaliyyat' women have no husbands and no children.

امرأة خلوة وهما خلوتان وهن خلوات، أي عزبات

A 'khulwah' woman, and two 'khulwatan', and they are 'khuluwwat', meaning unmarried.

إنه لحلو الخلا إذا كان حسن الكلام

Indeed, he is 'hulwa al-khalaa' if he is eloquent in speech.

ومحترش ضب العداوة منهم بحلو الخلا حرش الضباب الخوادع

And stirring up enmity from them with pleasant speech, stirring up deceptive fogs.

وخلى سبيله فهو مخلى عنه، ورأيته مخليا

And 'khallaa sabeelahu' (he released his way), so he is 'mukhallan 'anhu' (released from it), and I saw him 'mukhalliyan' (released).

ما لي أراك مخليا أين السلاسل والقيود؟

Why do I see you released? Where are the chains and restraints?

وخلى فلان مكانه: إذا مات

And 'khallaa fulan makaanahu': meaning 'if he died'.

فإن يك عبد الله خلى مكانه

If Abdullah has vacated his place (died).

خلا إذا أكل الطيب

'Khalaa' meaning 'if he ate good food'.

وخلا إذا تعبد

And 'khalaa' meaning 'if he worshipped'.

لا أخلى الله مكانك، تدعو له بالبقاء

'Laa akhlaa Allah makaanaka', you pray for his permanence.

والمستخلي: المتعبد

And 'al-mustakhlee': the worshipper.

الخلوتان شفرتا النصل، واحدتهما خلوة

Al-khulwataan: the two edges of the blade, the singular of which is 'khulwah'.

افعل ذلك وخلاك ذم، أي أعذرت وسقط عنك الذم

Do that, and 'khalaaka dhammadun', meaning you are excused and blame is removed from you.

ناقة مخلاء: أخليت عن ولدها

A 'makhlaa'' she-camel: she has weaned her young.

من كل مخلاء ومخلاة صفي

From every she-camel that has weaned her young and a pure she-camel.

والخلاء، ككتاب: الفرقة

And 'al-khilaa'', like 'kitaab': separation.

واستخلت الدار: خلت

And 'istakhallat ad-daar': meaning 'the house became empty'.

وأخلاء: موضع عامر على الفرات

And 'Akhlaa'': a populated place on the Euphrates.