خلج

Arabic

Noun

خُلُج • (ḵuluj) m pl

1. plural of خَلِيج (ḵalīj)

Azerbaijani

Noun

خلج

1. Arabic spelling of xələc

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.ˈlad͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lǽd͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lǽd͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.lǽd͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.lǽd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.lǽd͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.lǽd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalaj
Dari reading?	xalaj
Iranian reading?	xalaj
Tajik reading?	xalaj

Noun

Dari	خلج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	халаҷ

خلج • (xalaj) (plural خلج‌ها (xalaj-hâ))

1. Khalaj (person)

Derived terms

• خلجستان (xalajestân)
• خلجی (xalaji)

Adjective

خلج • (xalaj)

1. Khalaj

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic خُلُج (ḵuluj).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ˈlud͡ʒ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.lʊ́d͡ʒ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.lʊ́d͡ʒ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.lʊ́d͡ʒ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.lúd͡ʒ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.lód͡ʒ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.lúd͡ʒ]

Readings
Classical reading?	xuluj
Dari reading?	xuluj
Iranian reading?	xoloj
Tajik reading?	xuluj

Noun

Dari	خلج
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хулуҷ

خلج • (xoloj)

1. plural of خلیج (xalij)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خلج”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خلج”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul