خالص

خالص

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of خَلَصَ‎ (ḵalaṣa, “to be pure, to be clear, to be free from”), from the root خ ل ص‎ (ḵ-l-ṣ).

Adjective

خَالِص • (ḵāliṣ) (feminine خَالِصَة‎ (ḵāliṣa), common plural خُلَّص‎ (ḵullaṣ), masculine plural خَالِصُون‎ (ḵāliṣūn), feminine plural خَالِصَات‎ (ḵāliṣāt) or خَوَالِص‎ (ḵawāliṣ), elative أَخْلَص‎ (ʾaḵlaṣ))

1. pure, unmixed
2. clear
3. sincere, true

   ‏لَكَ خَالِصُ الشُّكْرِ‎

   laka ḵāliṣu š-šukri

   My sincere gratitude

4. free (from), exempt, liberated

Declension

Declension of adjective خَالِص (ḵāliṣ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَالِص ḵāliṣ	الْخَالِص‎ al-ḵāliṣ	خَالِصَة‎ ḵāliṣa	الْخَالِصَة‎ al-ḵāliṣa
Nominative	خَالِصٌ ḵāliṣun	الْخَالِصُ‎ al-ḵāliṣu	خَالِصَةٌ‎ ḵāliṣatun	الْخَالِصَةُ‎ al-ḵāliṣatu
Accusative	خَالِصًا‎ ḵāliṣan	الْخَالِصَ‎ al-ḵāliṣa	خَالِصَةً‎ ḵāliṣatan	الْخَالِصَةَ‎ al-ḵāliṣata
Genitive	خَالِصٍ ḵāliṣin	الْخَالِصِ‎ al-ḵāliṣi	خَالِصَةٍ‎ ḵāliṣatin	الْخَالِصَةِ‎ al-ḵāliṣati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَالِصَيْن‎ ḵāliṣayn	الْخَالِصَيْن‎ al-ḵāliṣayn	خَالِصَتَيْن‎ ḵāliṣatayn	الْخَالِصَتَيْن‎ al-ḵāliṣatayn
Nominative	خَالِصَانِ‎ ḵāliṣāni	الْخَالِصَانِ‎ al-ḵāliṣāni	خَالِصَتَانِ‎ ḵāliṣatāni	الْخَالِصَتَانِ‎ al-ḵāliṣatāni
Accusative	خَالِصَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣayni	الْخَالِصَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣayni	خَالِصَتَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣatayni	الْخَالِصَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣatayni
Genitive	خَالِصَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣayni	الْخَالِصَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣayni	خَالِصَتَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣatayni	الْخَالِصَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	خَالِصِين‎‎; خُلَّص‎ ḵāliṣīn‎; ḵullaṣ	الْخَالِصِين‎‎; الْخُلَّص‎ al-ḵāliṣīn‎; al-ḵullaṣ	خَالِصَات‎‎; خَوَالِص‎‎; خُلَّص‎ ḵāliṣāt‎; ḵawāliṣ‎; ḵullaṣ	الْخَالِصَات‎‎; الْخَوَالِص‎‎; الْخُلَّص‎ al-ḵāliṣāt‎; al-ḵawāliṣ‎; al-ḵullaṣ
Nominative	خَالِصُونَ‎‎; خُلَّصٌ‎ ḵāliṣūna‎; ḵullaṣun	الْخَالِصُونَ‎‎; الْخُلَّصُ‎ al-ḵāliṣūna‎; al-ḵullaṣu	خَالِصَاتٌ‎‎; خَوَالِصُ‎‎; خُلَّصٌ‎ ḵāliṣātun‎; ḵawāliṣu‎; ḵullaṣun	الْخَالِصَاتُ‎‎; الْخَوَالِصُ‎‎; الْخُلَّصُ‎ al-ḵāliṣātu‎; al-ḵawāliṣu‎; al-ḵullaṣu
Accusative	خَالِصِينَ‎‎; خُلَّصًا‎ ḵāliṣīna‎; ḵullaṣan	الْخَالِصِينَ‎‎; الْخُلَّصَ‎ al-ḵāliṣīna‎; al-ḵullaṣa	خَالِصَاتٍ‎‎; خَوَالِصَ‎‎; خُلَّصًا‎ ḵāliṣātin‎; ḵawāliṣa‎; ḵullaṣan	الْخَالِصَاتِ‎‎; الْخَوَالِصَ‎‎; الْخُلَّصَ‎ al-ḵāliṣāti‎; al-ḵawāliṣa‎; al-ḵullaṣa
Genitive	خَالِصِينَ‎‎; خُلَّصٍ‎ ḵāliṣīna‎; ḵullaṣin	الْخَالِصِينَ‎‎; الْخُلَّصِ‎ al-ḵāliṣīna‎; al-ḵullaṣi	خَالِصَاتٍ‎‎; خَوَالِصَ‎‎; خُلَّصٍ‎ ḵāliṣātin‎; ḵawāliṣa‎; ḵullaṣin	الْخَالِصَاتِ‎‎; الْخَوَالِصِ‎‎; الْخُلَّصِ‎ al-ḵāliṣāti‎; al-ḵawāliṣi‎; al-ḵullaṣi

Descendants

• Maltese: ħieles
• Azerbaijani: xalis
• Persian: خالص‎
• Turkish: halis
• → Swahili: halisi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خالص”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “خلص”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

خَالِص • (ḵāliṣ) m (plural خُلَّص‎ (ḵullaṣ))

1. the best of a thing, essence, extract

Declension

Declension of noun خَالِص (ḵāliṣ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَالِص ḵāliṣ	الْخَالِص‎ al-ḵāliṣ	خَالِص ḵāliṣ
Nominative	خَالِصٌ ḵāliṣun	الْخَالِصُ‎ al-ḵāliṣu	خَالِصُ ḵāliṣu
Accusative	خَالِصًا‎ ḵāliṣan	الْخَالِصَ‎ al-ḵāliṣa	خَالِصَ ḵāliṣa
Genitive	خَالِصٍ ḵāliṣin	الْخَالِصِ‎ al-ḵāliṣi	خَالِصِ ḵāliṣi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَالِصَيْن‎ ḵāliṣayn	الْخَالِصَيْن‎ al-ḵāliṣayn	خَالِصَيْ‎ ḵāliṣay
Nominative	خَالِصَانِ‎ ḵāliṣāni	الْخَالِصَانِ‎ al-ḵāliṣāni	خَالِصَا‎ ḵāliṣā
Accusative	خَالِصَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣayni	الْخَالِصَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣayni	خَالِصَيْ‎ ḵāliṣay
Genitive	خَالِصَيْنِ‎ ḵāliṣayni	الْخَالِصَيْنِ‎ al-ḵāliṣayni	خَالِصَيْ‎ ḵāliṣay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُلَّص‎ ḵullaṣ	الْخُلَّص‎ al-ḵullaṣ	خُلَّص‎ ḵullaṣ
Nominative	خُلَّصٌ‎ ḵullaṣun	الْخُلَّصُ‎ al-ḵullaṣu	خُلَّصُ‎ ḵullaṣu
Accusative	خُلَّصًا‎ ḵullaṣan	الْخُلَّصَ‎ al-ḵullaṣa	خُلَّصَ‎ ḵullaṣa
Genitive	خُلَّصٍ‎ ḵullaṣin	الْخُلَّصِ‎ al-ḵullaṣi	خُلَّصِ‎ ḵullaṣi

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “خالص”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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Egyptian Arabic

Adverb

خالص • (khaaleṣ) (خَالِص)

1. (with negative) at all
   • احنا مش عايزين كده خالص.‎

     i7na mish 3ayezeen kada 5ales.

     We don't want that at all.

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ل ص‎

Etymology

From Arabic خَالِص‎ (ḵāliṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaː.lisˤ/, [ˈxɑː.lɪsˤ]

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Adjective

خالص • (ḵāleṣ) (feminine خالصة‎ (ḵālṣa), common plural خالصين‎ (ḵālṣīn))

1. completed, finished, ready

Derived terms

• عالخالص‎ (ʕa-l-ḵāleṣ, “totally, extremely”)