خُيَلَآءُ
Root: خيل
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خُيَلَآءُ
and
and
خَالٌ and
خَيْلٌ , or
خَيَلٌ , and
خَيْلَةٌ , or
خَيَلَةٌ , or
خِيلَةٌ , and
مَخِيلَةٌ and
أَخْيَلُ , [of all which the first is the most common,] Pride and self-conceit; [or vanity; i. e.] pride arising from some fancied, or imaginary, excellence in oneself. One says, هُوَ ذُو خُيَلَآءَ &c. He is possessed of pride [and self-conceit, or vanity].
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