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Meaning of "khilat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KHILAT

khilat  [ˈkɪlʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHILAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khilat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KHILAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

khilat

Khalat

A khalat is a loose long-sleeved outer silk or cotton robe common in Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and northern India and worn both by men and women, although in differing styles. The Arabic word "khilat" means "dress" from khil, "to have". Historically, richly adorned khalats have been used as honorific awards, similarly to mantle. The word khalat/khilat was also used to denote the ceremony of awarding the honorific robe. Such social aspects of clothing have been known in many societies. By the 19th century in British India the word khillat had come to mean any gift of money or goods awarded by the Government of India in return for service from tributary princes, khans and tribal leaders. Central Asian khalats can be a thin, decorative garment, or thick, full length robe, a good protection both from daytime/summer heat and night/winter cold. The word khalat is one of many borrowings to be found in Russian, where it has come to be a generic term for various robes, and in Romanian: dressing gown, bathrobe, smock, camouflage cloak, etc. Kyrgyz family wearing khalats, 1911...

Definition of khilat in the English dictionary

The definition of khilat in the dictionary is a ceremonial robe or other gift given to someone by a superior as a mark of honour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHILAT


englut
ɪnˈɡlʌt
glut
ɡlʌt
slut
slʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHILAT

khazi
kheda
khedah
khediva
khedival
khedivate
khedive
khedivial
khediviate
Khelat
Kherson
khet
khidmutgar
Khingan Mountains
Khirbet Qumran
khirkah
khitmutgar

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHILAT

basement flat
blat
clat
council flat
double flat
Eilat
flat
granny flat
in nothing flat
Kalat
main door flat
one-room flat
plat
runflat
salat
service flat
slat
splat
studio flat
the flat

Synonyms and antonyms of khilat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «khilat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHILAT

Find out the translation of khilat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of khilat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «khilat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

khilat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

khilat
570 millions of speakers

English

khilat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

khilat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

khilat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

khilat
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

khilat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

khilat
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

khilat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khilat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

khilat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

khilat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

khilat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khilat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

khilat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Khilat
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

khilat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

khilat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

khilat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

khilat
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

khilat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

khilat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

khilat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

khilat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

khilat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of khilat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHILAT»

The term «khilat» is used very little and occupies the 188.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHILAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «khilat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «khilat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about khilat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHILAT»

Discover the use of khilat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to khilat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Robes of honour: Khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial India
This volume analyzes the khilat ceremony, the tradition of honorific robing, prevalent in South Asia in the pre- colonial and colonial periods.
Stewart Gordon, 2003
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Years 589-629/1193-1231
troops, so he marched to Khilat. Balaban moved against him and they both drew up their forces and fought. Balaban was defeated and Najm al-Dln seized the lands and drew added strength from them. Balaban entered Khilat, fortified himself ...
ʻIzz al-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr, Donald Sidney Richards, 2008
3
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from ...
troops, so he marched to Khilat. Balaban moved against him and they both drew up their forces and fought. Balaban was defeated and Najm al-Din seized the lands and drew added strength from them. Balaban entered Khilat, fortified himself ...
D. S. Richards, 2010
4
Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal
When an important zamindar died, the nazim sent his condolences and a khilat to the heir. If the successor was female, she was given shawls instead of a gown and turban. After a major zamindar's funeral, an adult male heir was presented to  ...
John R. McLane, 2002
5
Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India
The most literal representation of the act of incorporation into the body of the Mughal padshah was through the offering of nazr (gold coins) by a subordinate of the ruler and the ruler's presentation of a khilat (clothes, weapons, horses, and ...
Bernard S. Cohn, 1996
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Events That Formed the Modern World
First, he captured the city of Khilat some 30 miles to the south to establish a base of operations to launch his campaign into Persia. He then led the column to Manzikert while assigning Khilat to Frankish mercenaries under the command of  ...
Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findling, 2012
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The Materiality of the Past: History and Representation in ...
traditional forms of khilat, royal gifting traditions.89 Objects exchanged through khil'at established a client—patron relationship, granting the blessing (haraka) or essence of the giver to the receiver.90 In Finbarr Flood's words, such objects ...
Anne Murphy, 2012
8
Events That Formed the Modern World: From the European ...
In 1069, Romanus resumed his campaign against the Seljuk Turks, clearing them out of the western province of Cappadocia, but he was forced to retreat after a defeat at Khilat, near Lake Van. He fought Alp Arslan a few months later at ...
Frank W. Thackeray, John E. Findline, 2012
9
Recycling Indian Clothing: Global Contexts of Reuse and Value
Gifts of clothing are ambiguous, and fear of them has led to a rich Indic folklore of “poisoned dress” stories or, concerning the Mughal era, “killer khilat” legends, in which the intentions of the khilat have been inverted. A khilat could be aloyalty ...
Lucy Norris, 2010
10
100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the Present
In 1069, Romanus resumed his campaign against the Seljuk Turks, clearing them out of the western province of Cappadocia, but he was forced to retreat after a defeat at Khilat, near Lake Van. He fought Arslan a few months later at Heraclea  ...
Paul K. Davis, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHILAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term khilat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Etched forever
... dastarkhans, bedcovers and prayer mats; on costumes – like the chughas, turbans, chadars and the robe of honour Khilat besides using it on ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Two books on eminent poets, writers
Titles of the poems included in this book are 'Ayena-e-Aqeedat' 'Khilat-e-Tauqeer,' 'Hira ki Khushbu,' 'Na'at-e-Mustafa,' 'Main Muhabbat aur ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
3
Israeli Violations of International Law and International …
... Organization Department in the Civil Administration and 3 GCB bulldozers moved into Khilat Abu Nakhla area in the southern side of Doura. «Al-Jazeerah.info, Nov 14»
4
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt for 30 …
... Organization Department in the Civil Administration and 3 GCB bulldozers moved into Khilat Abu Nakhla area in the southern side of Doura. «International Middle East Media Center, Nov 14»
5
2-Day Adbi Markaz's Banihal Conference Concludes
This year's “Khilat-e-Hanfi Sopori” award was conferred to noted singer Waheed Jeelani for his contributions in promoting Kashmiri language ... «Kashmir Life, Aug 14»
6
The Maharaja's American visitor
Lowrie remained at Ranjit Singh's court for about a month and then took his leave after being presented with a Khilat [ceremonial robe] and ... «The News on Sunday, Jul 14»
7
The mosque ma Saheba built
In return, the King awarded the tutor 700 huns, a khilat (robe of honour) of Chehl Nag (40 jewels). But the Akhund declined the reward and ... «Times of India, Dec 13»
8
Pakistan Ajrak: A Sindhi Tradition and Living Craft
The Muslim rulers used to award “Khilat”(an expensive gown) in recognition of the services of their courtiers. I think Muslim Sindhi rulers also ... «Saudi Gazette, Nov 13»
9
Heritage weaves
Between 1820 and 1920, the pattu sari weaver began to absorb Benaras patterns such as 'kinkab' and 'khilat' in a Kanchipuram sari. In fact, so ... «The Hindu, Nov 13»
10
Later Mughal History of the Panjab (1707 - 1793)
Finally he sent him the patent as well as the khilat of the Doab on a definite undertaking of 36 lakhs of rupees to be remitted to him annually at ... «The News International, Sep 13»

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