ख़ालिस
Hindi
Alternative forms
- खालिस (khālis) — nuqtaless
- ख़ालिस़ — all nuqta
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ). Cognate with Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸ (xālas).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑː.lɪs/, [xäː.lɪs], /kʰɑː.lɪs/, [kʰäː.lɪs]
Adjective
ख़ालिस • (xālis) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خالص)
Derived terms
- ख़ालिस्तान (xālistān)
See also
- ख़ालसा (xālsā)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ḵẖālisa”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 131.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ḵẖālisa”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 158
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “khālisa”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1157
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ḵẖālisa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 236
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ḵẖālisa”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 485