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al-Khalil

al-Khalil proper noun: synonym of Hebron. (A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.).

Proper noun

al-Khalil

  1. (Palestine) Synonym of Hebron. (A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.)
    Synonyms:
    Hebron

Synonyms of al-Khalil

Origin of al-Khalil

Borrowed from Arabic الخليل. Shortening of خليل الرحمن (Khalil al-Rahman, “friend of God, the Compassionate”).

Questions about al-Khalil

What does al-Khalil mean?
Al-Khalil means synonym of Hebron. (A city in the West Bank, Palestine; holy in both Judaism and Islam.).
What part of speech is al-Khalil?
Al-Khalil is a proper noun.

Words near al-Khalil in the dictionary

  1. Al-Hilal
  2. Al-Ittihad
  3. al-Kanadi
  4. Al-Kanadis
  5. Al-Kebulan
  6. al-Khalil
  7. Al-Kharj
  8. al-Khazar
  9. Al-Khums
  10. al-Khwarizmi
  11. Al-Kut

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