خالہ

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خَالَه (xāla), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خالَہ (xālaf (masculine خَالُو (xālū), Hindi spelling ख़ाला)

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
    Synonym: ماسی (māsī)

Declension

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Declension of خالہ
singular plural
direct خالہ (xālah) خالائیں (xālā'ẽ)
oblique خالہ (xālah) خالاؤں (xālāõ)
vocative خالہ (xālah) خالاؤ (xālāo)

Further reading

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