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Names from the Arabic root kh-l-l

4 names in 2 word forms: 2 boys, 2 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: خليل (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

خلل kh-l-l friendship
Names
4
Word forms
2
Boy
2
Girl
2

The root’s family tree

خ ل ل kh-l-l · friendship
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root kh-l-l

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 2 Girl: 2

Sources

  1. Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: خلل · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: خليل · en.wiktionary.org · root of Khalil and Kalil
  3. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): خَلِيلَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Kalila and Khalilah

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An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.

Frequently asked questions

What does the root kh-l-l mean?

The root خ ل ل (kh-l-l) relates to friendship, according to Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889), arabiclexicon.hawramani.com: خلل. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root kh-l-l?

Khalil, Kalil, Kalila and Khalilah.

What does خليل mean?

خليل means “close friend”, according to Wiktionary: خليل. In this reference it is spelled Khalil and Kalil.

How many Arabic word forms are in the kh-l-l family?

2 word forms: خليل (Khalil, Kalil); خليلة (Kalila, Khalilah).