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خُلْق
character (innate moral disposition) /ˈxulq/
nounB2#3387 most common
Also: disposition, temperament, moral nature
Example sentences
خُلُقُهُ حَسَنٌ.
His character is good.
الصِّدْقُ جُزْءٌ مِنْ حُسْنِ الخُلُقِ.
Honesty is part of good character.
يَنْبَغِي أَنْ نُرَبِّيَ أَبْنَاءَنَا عَلَى حُسْنِ الخُلُقِ.
We should raise our children to have good character.
يُقَاسُ نُضْجُ الإِنْسَانِ بِخُلُقِهِ لَا بِمَالِهِ.
A person's maturity is measured by his character, not his wealth.
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ.
And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ لِأُتَمِّمَ مَكَارِمَ الأَخْلَاقِ.
I was sent only to perfect noble character.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خُلُقٌ | أَخْلَاقٌ |
| Genitive | خُلُقٍ | أَخْلَاقٍ |
| Accusative | خُلُقًا | أَخْلَاقًا |
| Vocative | يَا خُلُقُ | يَا أَخْلَاقُ |
Word family
خَلَقَto create
خَلْقcreation, physical formأَخْلَاقmorals, ethics (plural of khuluq)
خُلُقِيّmoral, ethical
خَالِقCreator
Etymology
Khuluq comes from the Semitic root kh-l-q, the same root that gives Arabic khalq, meaning creation or physical form. Classical grammarians drew a direct contrast: khalq is what a person looks like on the outside, khuluq is what a person is like on the inside. Over time khuluq narrowed to mean the inner shape of a person, their character and moral disposition.
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