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خِلاف
disagreement /xiˈlaːf/
nounB1#2016 most common
Also: dispute, difference of opinion, conflict
Example sentences
لا خِلاف بيننا.
There is no disagreement between us.
بيننا خِلاف بسيط.
We have a small disagreement.
وقع خِلاف بين الأخوين على المال.
A dispute broke out between the two brothers over money.
حاولنا حل الخِلاف بالحوار الهادئ.
We tried to resolve the disagreement through calm dialogue.
على خِلاف رأيك، أعتقد أن الخطة ناجحة.
Contrary to your view, I think the plan will succeed.
تعمّق الخِلاف الفكري بين المدرستين حتى صار من المتعذّر التوفيق بينهما.
The intellectual dispute between the two schools deepened until reconciling them became impossible.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | خِلافٌ | خِلافاتٌ |
| Genitive | خِلافٍ | خِلافاتٍ |
| Accusative | خِلافاً | خِلافاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا خِلافُ | يا خِلافاتُ |
Word family
خالَفَto oppose, to contradict
اِختِلافdifference, divergence
مُخالِفopposing, dissentingخليفةsuccessor, caliph
خَلْفbehind, the rearEtymology
The word derives from the Semitic root kh-l-f, which carries the sense of coming after, succeeding, or standing behind. From the idea of one thing following or replacing another grew the notion of difference and opposition. The same root gives the words for successor (خليفة, caliph) and for what lies behind (خلف).
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