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Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root kh-l-ṣ

5 names in 4 word forms: 4 boys, 1 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: مخلص (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

خلص kh-l-ṣ making pure, sincere
Names
5
Word forms
4
Boy
4
Girl
1

The root’s family tree

خ ل ص kh-l-ṣ · making pure, sincere
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-ṣ

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: 4 Girl: 1

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/خ ل ص · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: خالص · en.wiktionary.org · root of Halis and Khalisah
  3. Wiktionary: مخلص · en.wiktionary.org · root of Mukhlis and Muklis
  4. Wiktionary: إخلاص · en.wiktionary.org · root of Ikhlas
  5. Wiktionary: خالصة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Khalisah

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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-ṣ mean?

The root خ ل ص (kh-l-ṣ) relates to making pure, sincere, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/خ ل ص. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

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

Halis, Mukhlis, Ikhlas, Khalisah and Muklis.

What does مخلص mean?

مخلص means “sincere; devoted”, according to Wiktionary: مخلص. In this reference it is spelled Mukhlis and Muklis.

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

4 word forms: خالص (Halis); مخلص (Mukhlis, Muklis); إخلاص (Ikhlas); خالصة (Khalisah).