"خاله" meaning in Persian

See خاله in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [xɑː.la] [Classical-Persian], [xɑː.lä] [Dari, formal], [xɑː.lä] [Dari, formal], [xɑː.lä] [Kabuli], [xɔː.lä] (note: Hazaragi), [xɒː.le] [Iran, formal], [χɔ.lä] [Tajik, formal] Audio: LL-Q9168 (fas)-Afsham23-خاله.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|خَالَة}} Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla), {{root|fa|ar|خ و ل}} Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|خالهها|||||f1tr=xâle-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=xâle|tr2=|tr3=}} خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=خالهها|tr=xâle}} خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ)) Forms: xâle [romanization], خالهها [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], خاله [singular], خالهها، خالها (xâle-hấ, xâleấ^△) [colloquial, plural], خاله را، خاله رو (xâlé râ, xâlá ro^△) [colloquial, definite, direct-object, singular], خالهها را، خالها رو (xâle-hấ râ, xâleấ ro^△) [colloquial, definite, direct-object, plural], خالهٔ [ezafe, singular], خالههای، خالهای (xâle-hấ-ye, xâleấ-ye^△) [colloquial, ezafe, plural], خالهای [definite, relative, singular], خالهای [indefinite, singular, stressed], خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△) [colloquial, definite, plural, relative], خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△) [colloquial, indefinite, plural, stressed], no-table-tags [table-tags], خالهام، خالم (xâlé-am, xâlám^△) [colloquial, first-person, possessive, singular], خالههایم، خالههام (xâle-hấyam, xâleấm^△) [colloquial, first-person, possessive, singular], خالهات، خالت (xâlé-at, xâlát^△) [colloquial, second-person, singular], خالههایت، خالههات (xâle-hấyat, xâleất^△) [colloquial, second-person, singular], خالهاش، خالش (xâlé-aš, xâláš^△) [colloquial, possessive, singular, third-person], خالههایش، خالههاش (xâle-hấyaš, xâleấš^△) [colloquial, possessive, singular, third-person], خالهمان، خالهمون، خالمون^△ (xâlé-(y)emân, xâlámun^△) [first-person, plural], خالههایمان، خالههامون (xâle-hấyemân, xâleấmun^△) [colloquial, first-person, plural], خالهتان، خالهتون، خالتون^△ (xâlé-(y)etân, xâlátun^△) [plural, second-person], خالههایتان، خالههاتون (xâle-hấyetân, xâleấtun^△) [colloquial, plural, second-person], خالهشان، خالهشون، خالشون^△ (xâlé-(y)ešân, xâlášun^△) [error-unrecognized-form, singular], خالههایشان، خالههاشون (xâle-hấyešân, xâleấšun^△) [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, plural]
  1. maternal aunt
    Sense id: en-خاله-fa-noun-YqQUhJ7y Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Family Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Family: 42 58
  2. Aunt (title) Synonyms: دایزه
    Sense id: en-خاله-fa-noun-lwLvxUDJ Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Family, Titles Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Family: 42 58 Disambiguation of Titles: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: مادر (mâdar), مامان (mâmân), ننه (nene), مامو (mâmo), مادربزرگ (mâdar-bozorg), مامانبزرگ (mâmân-bozorg), , ماجون (mâjun), پدر (pedar), بابا (bâbâ), دده (dede), بابو (bâbo), پدربزرگ (pedar-bozorg), بابابزرگ (bâbâ-bozorg), خواهر (xâhar), آبجی (âbji), دده (dade), آباجی (âbâji), خواهربزرگ (xâhar-bozorg), باجی (bâji), برادر (barâdar), داداش (dâdâš), کا (kâ), وردار (vardâr), کاکو (kâko), برادربزرگ (barâdar-bozorg), دایی (dâyi), خالو (xâlu), عمه (amme), عمو (amu), When referring to older family members, both بزرگ and کلان are correct (kalân), but the former is more common in Iran, مادر (mādar), ننه (nana), آبه (āba), مادرکلان (mādar-kalān), بیبی (bī-bī), آجه (āja), پدر (padar), بابا (bābā), آته (āta), پدرکلان (padar-kalān), آغا (āğā), خواهر (xāhar), خوار (xwār, xār), خواهرکلان (xāhar-kalān), باجی (bājī), برادر (barādar), بیادر (biyādar), برار (birār), برادرکلان (barādar-kalān), لالا (lālā), ماما (māmā), تغایی (tağāyī), عمه (amma), کاکا (kākā), both بزرگ and کلان are correct (kalān), but the latter is more common in Afghanistan, In many dialects, cases of word final ـا may be shortened to ـه (-a), all family names ending in ـه may have an epenthetic ـی added (-y), e.g. عمه -> عمی (ammay) (english: unrelated to ezafe)
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "klj",
            "2": "xâla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khalaj: xâla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khalaj: xâla"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "خَالَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "خ و ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xâle",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها",
      "roman": "xâle-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa-basic-e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خاله",
      "roman": "xâlé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها، خالها (xâle-hấ, xâleấ^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خاله را، خاله رو (xâlé râ, xâlá ro^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "direct-object",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها را، خالها رو (xâle-hấ râ, xâleấ ro^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "direct-object",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهٔ",
      "roman": "xâlé-ye",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ezafe",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههای، خالهای (xâle-hấ-ye, xâleấ-ye^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "ezafe",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهای",
      "roman": "xâlé-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهای",
      "roman": "xâlé-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa-poss-e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهام، خالم (xâlé-am, xâlám^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایم، خالههام (xâle-hấyam, xâleấm^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهات، خالت (xâlé-at, xâlát^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایت، خالههات (xâle-hấyat, xâleất^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهاش، خالش (xâlé-aš, xâláš^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایش، خالههاش (xâle-hấyaš, xâleấš^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهمان، خالهمون، خالمون^△ (xâlé-(y)emân, xâlámun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایمان، خالههامون (xâle-hấyemân, xâleấmun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهتان، خالهتون، خالتون^△ (xâlé-(y)etân, xâlátun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایتان، خالههاتون (xâle-hấyetân, xâleấtun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهشان، خالهشون، خالشون^△ (xâlé-(y)ešân, xâlášun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایشان، خالههاشون (xâle-hấyešân, xâleấšun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "خالهها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "xâle-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "xâle",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "خالهها",
        "tr": "xâle"
      },
      "expansion": "خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâdar",
      "word": "مادر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâmân",
      "word": "مامان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nene",
      "word": "ننه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâmo",
      "word": "مامو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâdar-bozorg",
      "word": "مادربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâmân-bozorg",
      "word": "مامانبزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mâjun",
      "word": "ماجون"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pedar",
      "word": "پدر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bâbâ",
      "word": "بابا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dede",
      "word": "دده"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bâbo",
      "word": "بابو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pedar-bozorg",
      "word": "پدربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bâbâ-bozorg",
      "word": "بابابزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xâhar",
      "word": "خواهر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "âbji",
      "word": "آبجی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dade",
      "word": "دده"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "âbâji",
      "word": "آباجی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xâhar-bozorg",
      "word": "خواهربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bâji",
      "word": "باجی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "barâdar",
      "word": "برادر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dâdâš",
      "word": "داداش"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kâ",
      "word": "کا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vardâr",
      "word": "وردار"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kâko",
      "word": "کاکو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "barâdar-bozorg",
      "word": "برادربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dâyi",
      "word": "دایی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xâlu",
      "word": "خالو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "amme",
      "word": "عمه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "amu",
      "word": "عمو"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "When referring to older family members"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kalân",
      "word": "both بزرگ and کلان are correct"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "but the former is more common in Iran"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mādar",
      "word": "مادر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nana",
      "word": "ننه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "āba",
      "word": "آبه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mādar-kalān",
      "word": "مادرکلان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bī-bī",
      "word": "بیبی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "āja",
      "word": "آجه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "padar",
      "word": "پدر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bābā",
      "word": "بابا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "āta",
      "word": "آته"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "padar-kalān",
      "word": "پدرکلان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "āğā",
      "word": "آغا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xāhar",
      "word": "خواهر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xwār, xār",
      "word": "خوار"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "xāhar-kalān",
      "word": "خواهرکلان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "bājī",
      "word": "باجی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "barādar",
      "word": "برادر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "biyādar",
      "word": "بیادر"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "birār",
      "word": "برار"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "barādar-kalān",
      "word": "برادرکلان"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "lālā",
      "word": "لالا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "māmā",
      "word": "ماما"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "tağāyī",
      "word": "تغایی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "amma",
      "word": "عمه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kākā",
      "word": "کاکا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kalān",
      "word": "both بزرگ and کلان are correct"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "but the latter is more common in Afghanistan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "In many dialects"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "-a",
      "word": "cases of word final ـا may be shortened to ـه"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "-y",
      "word": "all family names ending in ـه may have an epenthetic ـی added"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "unrelated to ezafe",
      "roman": "ammay",
      "word": "e.g. عمه -> عمی"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "fa:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt"
      ],
      "id": "en-خاله-fa-noun-YqQUhJ7y",
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal aunt",
          "maternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "fa:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fa",
          "name": "Titles",
          "orig": "fa:Titles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: عمه ('amme)"
        },
        {
          "english": "Aunt Shirin is looking for you.",
          "roman": "xâle širin donbâlet mi-garde.",
          "text": "خاله شیرین دنبالت میگرده.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aunt (title)"
      ],
      "id": "en-خاله-fa-noun-lwLvxUDJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "دایزه"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɔː.lä]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɒː.le]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[χɔ.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "خاله"
}
{
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Persian terms derived from the Arabic root خ و ل",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "fa:Family",
    "fa:Titles"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "klj",
            "2": "xâla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khalaj: xâla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khalaj: xâla"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "خَالَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "خ و ل"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).",
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    {
      "form": "xâle",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها",
      "roman": "xâle-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa-basic-e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خاله",
      "roman": "xâlé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها، خالها (xâle-hấ, xâleấ^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خاله را، خاله رو (xâlé râ, xâlá ro^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "direct-object",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهها را، خالها رو (xâle-hấ râ, xâleấ ro^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "direct-object",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهٔ",
      "roman": "xâlé-ye",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ezafe",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههای، خالهای (xâle-hấ-ye, xâleấ-ye^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "ezafe",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهای",
      "roman": "xâlé-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهای",
      "roman": "xâlé-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایی، خالهایی (xâle-hấ-yi, xâleấ-yi^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fa-poss-e",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهام، خالم (xâlé-am, xâlám^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایم، خالههام (xâle-hấyam, xâleấm^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهات، خالت (xâlé-at, xâlát^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایت، خالههات (xâle-hấyat, xâleất^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهاش، خالش (xâlé-aš, xâláš^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایش، خالههاش (xâle-hấyaš, xâleấš^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهمان، خالهمون، خالمون^△ (xâlé-(y)emân, xâlámun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایمان، خالههامون (xâle-hấyemân, xâleấmun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهتان، خالهتون، خالتون^△ (xâlé-(y)etân, xâlátun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایتان، خالههاتون (xâle-hấyetân, xâleấtun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالهشان، خالهشون، خالشون^△ (xâlé-(y)ešân, xâlášun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "خالههایشان، خالههاشون (xâle-hấyešân, xâleấšun^△)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "خالهها",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "xâle-hâ",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "xâle",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ))",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pl": "خالهها",
        "tr": "xâle"
      },
      "expansion": "خاله • (xâle) (plural خالهها (xâle-hâ))",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mâdar",
      "word": "مادر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mâmân",
      "word": "مامان"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nene",
      "word": "ننه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mâmo",
      "word": "مامو"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mâdar-bozorg",
      "word": "مادربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mâmân-bozorg",
      "word": "مامانبزرگ"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mâjun",
      "word": "ماجون"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pedar",
      "word": "پدر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bâbâ",
      "word": "بابا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dede",
      "word": "دده"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bâbo",
      "word": "بابو"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pedar-bozorg",
      "word": "پدربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bâbâ-bozorg",
      "word": "بابابزرگ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xâhar",
      "word": "خواهر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "âbji",
      "word": "آبجی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dade",
      "word": "دده"
    },
    {
      "roman": "âbâji",
      "word": "آباجی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xâhar-bozorg",
      "word": "خواهربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bâji",
      "word": "باجی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "barâdar",
      "word": "برادر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dâdâš",
      "word": "داداش"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kâ",
      "word": "کا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vardâr",
      "word": "وردار"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kâko",
      "word": "کاکو"
    },
    {
      "roman": "barâdar-bozorg",
      "word": "برادربزرگ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dâyi",
      "word": "دایی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xâlu",
      "word": "خالو"
    },
    {
      "roman": "amme",
      "word": "عمه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "amu",
      "word": "عمو"
    },
    {
      "word": "When referring to older family members"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kalân",
      "word": "both بزرگ and کلان are correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "but the former is more common in Iran"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mādar",
      "word": "مادر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nana",
      "word": "ننه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āba",
      "word": "آبه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mādar-kalān",
      "word": "مادرکلان"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bī-bī",
      "word": "بیبی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āja",
      "word": "آجه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "padar",
      "word": "پدر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bābā",
      "word": "بابا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āta",
      "word": "آته"
    },
    {
      "roman": "padar-kalān",
      "word": "پدرکلان"
    },
    {
      "roman": "āğā",
      "word": "آغا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xāhar",
      "word": "خواهر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xwār, xār",
      "word": "خوار"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xāhar-kalān",
      "word": "خواهرکلان"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bājī",
      "word": "باجی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "barādar",
      "word": "برادر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "biyādar",
      "word": "بیادر"
    },
    {
      "roman": "birār",
      "word": "برار"
    },
    {
      "roman": "barādar-kalān",
      "word": "برادرکلان"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lālā",
      "word": "لالا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māmā",
      "word": "ماما"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tağāyī",
      "word": "تغایی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "amma",
      "word": "عمه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kākā",
      "word": "کاکا"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kalān",
      "word": "both بزرگ and کلان are correct"
    },
    {
      "word": "but the latter is more common in Afghanistan"
    },
    {
      "word": "In many dialects"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-a",
      "word": "cases of word final ـا may be shortened to ـه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-y",
      "word": "all family names ending in ـه may have an epenthetic ـی added"
    },
    {
      "english": "unrelated to ezafe",
      "roman": "ammay",
      "word": "e.g. عمه -> عمی"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal aunt",
          "maternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: عمه ('amme)"
        },
        {
          "english": "Aunt Shirin is looking for you.",
          "roman": "xâle širin donbâlet mi-garde.",
          "text": "خاله شیرین دنبالت میگرده.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aunt (title)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "دایزه"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɑː.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɔː.lä]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xɒː.le]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[χɔ.lä]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "خاله"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: '3ʳᵈ person plural (“their”)'",
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  "section": "Persian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "خاله",
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