خالا ḵẖālā A. (properly, خاله) s. f. Maternal aunt, motherʼs sister. خالا کا يا خالا ماما کا گهريا خانهٴخالا ḵẖālā kā- or ḵẖālā māmā kā-ghar, or ḵẖāna-i-ḵẖālā (lit. The house of oneʼs aunt) signifies a place of rest and security. A. H. خالاتي ḵẖālā-tī, adj. Descended from or re- lated to a maternal aunt; as, خالاتي بهاٴي ḵẖālā- tī bhāʼī, A cousin, son of a maternal aunt.