خليص

Arabic

Etymology

Root
خ ل ص (ḵ-l-ṣ)

Compare خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa, to be pure, to be clear, to be free from).

Adjective

خَلِيص • (ḵalīṣ) (feminine خَلِيصَة (ḵalīṣa), masculine plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʔ), elative أَخْلَص (ʔaḵlaṣ))

  1. pure
  2. clear
  3. sincere

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خلص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

خَلِيص • (ḵalīṣ) m (plural خُلَصَاء (ḵulaṣāʔ))

  1. loyal adherent

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “خلص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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