خلاس

See also: خلاص

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلَّاس (ḵallās).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xal.ˈlɑːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäl.lɑ́ːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xäl.lɑ́ːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xäl.lɑ́ːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xäl.lɔ́ːs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæl.lɒ́ːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χäl.lɔ́s]

Readings
Classical reading?	xallās
Dari reading?	xallās
Iranian reading?	xallâs
Tajik reading?	xallos

Noun

خلاس • (xallâs)

1. (obsolete) thief

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “خلاس”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press