خُلَّة

1. خَلَّةٌ

xal~apN xl xlh xlp A road between two roads. (TA.) ― -b2- A hole, perforation, or bore, that penetrates, or passes through, a thing, and is small: or, in a general sense: (K:) or a gap, or breach, in a booth of reeds or canes. (T, TA.) [See also xalalN .] ― -b3- [And hence,] The gap that is left by

2. خُلَّةٌ

xul~apN xl xlh xlp an inf. n. [or rather quasi-inf. n.] of xaAl~ahu , q. v.: (JK:) True, or sincere, friendship, love, or affection; as also ↓ xuluwlapN and ↓ xulaAlapN and ↓ xalaAlapN and ↓ xilaAlapN : (S:) or all these signify a particular true or sincere friendship, or love, or affection, in whic

3. خِلَّةٌ

xil~apN xl xlh xlp : see 1, near the middle of the paragraph: -A2- and see also xulaAlpN , in four places: -A3- and xul~apN , first sentence, in two places: -A4- and xaliylN , in two places. -A5- Also The jafon [i. e. the scabbard, or the case, ] of a sword, covered with leather: (K:) or a lining wi