خليق
See also: خليف
Arabic
Etymology
From the root خ ل ق (ḵ-l-q); compare خَلُقَ (ḵaluqa, “to be suitable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.liːq/
Adjective
خَلِيق • (ḵalīq) (masculine plural خُلَقَاء (ḵulaqāʾ), elative أَخْلَق (ʾaḵlaq))
- suitable, appropriate, fit (بِ (bi) or لِ (li) for)
- adequate (بِ (bi) to), worthy (بِ (bi) of)
Declension
Declension of adjective خَلِيق (ḵalīq)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَلِيق ḵalīq | الْخَلِيق al-ḵalīq | خَلِيقَة ḵalīqa | الْخَلِيقَة al-ḵalīqa |
Nominative | خَلِيقٌ ḵalīqun | الْخَلِيقُ al-ḵalīqu | خَلِيقَةٌ ḵalīqatun | الْخَلِيقَةُ al-ḵalīqatu |
Accusative | خَلِيقًا ḵalīqan | الْخَلِيقَ al-ḵalīqa | خَلِيقَةً ḵalīqatan | الْخَلِيقَةَ al-ḵalīqata |
Genitive | خَلِيقٍ ḵalīqin | الْخَلِيقِ al-ḵalīqi | خَلِيقَةٍ ḵalīqatin | الْخَلِيقَةِ al-ḵalīqati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خَلِيقَيْن ḵalīqayn | الْخَلِيقَيْن al-ḵalīqayn | خَلِيقَتَيْن ḵalīqatayn | الْخَلِيقَتَيْن al-ḵalīqatayn |
Nominative | خَلِيقَانِ ḵalīqāni | الْخَلِيقَانِ al-ḵalīqāni | خَلِيقَتَانِ ḵalīqatāni | الْخَلِيقَتَانِ al-ḵalīqatāni |
Accusative | خَلِيقَيْنِ ḵalīqayni | الْخَلِيقَيْنِ al-ḵalīqayni | خَلِيقَتَيْنِ ḵalīqatayni | الْخَلِيقَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīqatayni |
Genitive | خَلِيقَيْنِ ḵalīqayni | الْخَلِيقَيْنِ al-ḵalīqayni | خَلِيقَتَيْنِ ḵalīqatayni | الْخَلِيقَتَيْنِ al-ḵalīqatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
basic broken plural diptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | خُلَقَاء ḵulaqāʾ | الْخُلَقَاء al-ḵulaqāʾ | خَلِيقَات ḵalīqāt | الْخَلِيقَات al-ḵalīqāt |
Nominative | خُلَقَاءُ ḵulaqāʾu | الْخُلَقَاءُ al-ḵulaqāʾu | خَلِيقَاتٌ ḵalīqātun | الْخَلِيقَاتُ al-ḵalīqātu |
Accusative | خُلَقَاءَ ḵulaqāʾa | الْخُلَقَاءَ al-ḵulaqāʾa | خَلِيقَاتٍ ḵalīqātin | الْخَلِيقَاتِ al-ḵalīqāti |
Genitive | خُلَقَاءَ ḵulaqāʾa | الْخُلَقَاءِ al-ḵulaqāʾi | خَلِيقَاتٍ ḵalīqātin | الْخَلِيقَاتِ al-ḵalīqāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “خلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN