خلوي

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
خ ل و
3 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xa.la.wi/, [ˈxa.la.wi]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic خَلَوِيّ (ḵalawiyy).

Adjective[edit]

خلوي (ḵalawi) (feminine خلويّة (ḵalawiyye))

  1. cellular

Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic خَلَوِيّ (ḵalawiyy), clipping of هَاتِف خَلَوِيّ (hātif ḵalawiyy).

Noun[edit]

خلوي (ḵalawim

  1. cellphone, mobile phone
    Synonyms: جوال (jawwāl), (Israel, Palestine) بلفون (bilifon)