Arabic vocabulary
خَلاَخِلُtheir anklets in Arabic
خَلاَخِلُ is how you say “their anklets” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
قَدْ بَدَتْ خَلاَخِلُهُنَّ وَأَسْوَاقُهُنَّ رَافِعَاتٍ ثِيَابَهُنَّ،
Indeed, their anklets were plainly visible, and their sashes were raised, lifting their garments,
خَلاَخِلُهُنَّ — their anklets. A reshaped (broken) plural 'anklets' with a feminine-plural '-hunna' tail attached as the owners, so one word means 'their anklets'. The plural is formed by changing the inner letters, and the attached possessor names the women as owners.
From: A Companion at Battle →
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