Arabic for close friend

khaliil
ﺧَﻠِﻴﻞ
close friend – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﺧَﻠِﻴﻞ means close friend. It is pronounced khaliil.

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Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word close friend consists of three Arabic letters: kha that is written and pronounced kh, lam that is written and pronounced l and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word close friend letter by letter

ﺧَﻠِﻴﻞ
ﺧـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﺧـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻞ
 
ﺧـ
ـﺨـ
ـﺦ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
kha
kh
lam
l
ya
y
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for close friend consists of: The letter kha that is written ﺥ ( here ﺧـ ) and pronounced kh and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺧَﻠِﻴﻞ and pronounced khaliil.
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