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χαλί
carpet /xaˈli/
nounB2#2327 most common
Also: rug, mat
Example sentences
Το χαλί είναι κόκκινο.
The carpet is red.
Αγόρασα ένα καινούριο χαλί για το σαλόνι.
I bought a new carpet for the living room.
Πρέπει να καθαρίσω το χαλί, γιατί είναι πολύ βρόμικο.
I have to clean the carpet, because it's very dirty.
Έκρυψε τα κλειδιά κάτω από το χαλί για να μην τα βρει κανείς.
He hid the keys under the carpet so that no one would find them.
Όταν ήρθαν οι καλεσμένοι, το παλιό περσικό χαλί έδινε στο δωμάτιο μια ζεστή, νοσταλγική ατμόσφαιρα.
When the guests arrived, the old Persian carpet gave the room a warm, nostalgic atmosphere.
Το να κρύβεις διαρκώς τα προβλήματα κάτω από το χαλί δεν τα λύνει· απλώς αναβάλλεις το αναπόφευκτο.
Constantly sweeping your problems under the carpet doesn't solve them; you're merely postponing the inevitable.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χαλί | χαλιά |
| Genitive | χαλιού | χαλιών |
| Accusative | χαλί | χαλιά |
| Vocative | χαλί | χαλιά |
Word family
χαλάκιsmall rug, mat, doormat (diminutive)
χαλοκαθαριστήριοcarpet-cleaning shop
χαλοκαθάρισμαcarpet cleaning
Etymology
χαλί is a loanword that entered Greek from Ottoman Turkish 'halı' (carpet) during the centuries of Ottoman rule, like many household and textile terms in Modern Greek. It was adapted to Greek phonology and given the very productive neuter ending -ί, which made it fully integrate into the native noun system. As a non-Indo-European borrowing, it has no inherited Greek or PIE root.
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