خَلَعَ (khalaʿa)to take off

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb خَلَعَ (khalaʿa) — “to take off”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: خَلَعَ يَخْلَعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
خَلَعَ khalaʿaيَخْلَعُ yakhlaʿuاِخْلَعْ aikhlaʿخَلْع khalʿ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to take off

    • خَلَعَ مِعْطَفَهُ لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ كَانَ حَارًّا.He took off his coat because the weather was hot.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَى الرُّكَّابِ أَنْ يَخْلَعُوا أَحْذِيَتَهُمْ قَبْلَ دُخُولِ المَسْجِدِ.Passengers must take off their shoes before entering the mosque.
    • خَلَعَ الطَّبِيبُ الْقُفَّازَاتِ بَعْدَ الاِنْتِهَاءِ مِنَ الْعَمَلِيَّةِ الْجِرَاحِيَّةِ بِحَذَرٍ شَدِيدٍ.The doctor took off his gloves after finishing the surgical operation with extreme caution.
  2. 2. to take off ; to remove

    • خَلَعَ الْحِذَاءَ.He took off the shoe.
    • خَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ مِعْطَفَهُ.The man took off his coat.
    • خَلَعَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ قُفَّازَيْهَا قَبْلَ بَدْءِ الْعَمَلِ.The woman took off her gloves before starting work.
  3. 3. to remove

    • خَلَعَ الحِذَاءَ قَبْلَ دُخُولِ المَنْزِلِ.He removed his shoes before entering the house.
    • خَلَعَ المَلِكُ التَّاجَ بَعْدَ التَّنَحِّي.The king removed the crown after abdicating.
    • هَلْ خَلَعْتَ المَلابِسَ القَدِيمَةَ؟Did you remove the old clothes?
  4. 4. to bestow (a robe of honor)

    • خَلَعَ الأَمِيرُ عَلَى الشَّاعِرِ قَبَاءً فَاخِرًا.The prince bestowed upon the poet a luxurious robe.
    • قَرَّرَ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَخْلَعَ عَلَى الْوَزِيرِ وِشَاحَ الشَّرَفِ.The king decided to bestow upon the minister the sash of honor.
    • سَيَخْلَعُ الرَّئِيسُ عَلَى الْعَالِمِ مِعْطَفَ التَّقْدِيرِ.The president will bestow upon the scholar the coat of appreciation.
  5. 5. to pull out

    • خَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ ثَوْبَهُ.The man pulled off his garment.
    • خَلَعَ الطِّفْلُ سِنَّهُ المُتَسَوِّسَةَ.The child pulled out his carious tooth.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَخْلَعْ حِذَاءَكَ قَبْلَ دُخُولِ المَنْزِلِ؟Why didn't you pull off your shoes before entering the house?
  6. 6. to take off (clothes)

    • خَلَعَ حِذَاءَهُ قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ.He took off his shoes before entering.
    • يَجِبُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَخْلَعَ مِعْطَفَكَ فِي الدَّاخِلِ لِأَنَّ الجَوَّ دَافِئٌ.You should take off your coat inside because it's warm.
    • خَلَعَتِ الْعَرُوسُ فُسْتَانَ زِفَافِهَا الْجَمِيلَ بَعْدَ الْحَفْلِ الطَّوِيلِ.The bride took off her beautiful wedding dress after the long ceremony.
  7. 7. to cast off

    • خَلَعَ الرَّجُلُ مِعْطَفَهُ قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ.The man cast off his coat before entering.
    • بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ فِي الْعَمَلِ، خَلَعَ أَحْذِيَتَهُ الْمُرِيحَةَ وَاسْتَرَاحَ.After a long day at work, he cast off his comfortable shoes and rested.
    • لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَخْلَعْ قُبَّعَتَكَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِ الْمَسْجِدِ؟Why didn't you cast off your hat when entering the mosque?
  8. 8. to depose

    • قَرَّرَ البَرْلَمَانُ خَلْعَ الرَّئِيسِ لِفَسَادِهِ.The parliament decided to depose the president due to his corruption.
    • قَرَّرَ الشَّعْبُ أَنْ يَخْلَعَ الْمَلِكَ الظَّالِمَ مِنْ عَرْشِهِ.The people decided to depose the unjust king from his throne.
    • تَمَّ خَلْعُ الرَّئِيسِ بِسَبَبِ فَسَادِهِ الْمُسْتَشْرِي.The president was deposed due to his rampant corruption.

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