Usages of ما خلا
لن أكوي هذه الملابس ما خلا معطفا.lan akwiya hâdhihi-l-malâbisa mâ khalâ mitafan
I will not iron these clothes except a coat.
هي كنست البيت كله ما خلا المطبخ.hiya kanasati l-bayta kullahu mâ khalâ l-matbakha
She swept the whole house except the kitchen.
لن أكنس الغرف ما خلا غرفة واحدة.lan aknusa l-ghurafa mâ khalâ ghurfatan wâhidatan.
I will not sweep the rooms except one room.
نظفنا كل البلاط ما خلا المطبخ.nazzafnâ kulla al-balâti mâ khalâ al-matbakha
We cleaned all the tiles except the kitchen.
إن هذا اليوم شاق ما خلا المساء.inna hâdhal-yawma shâqqun mâ khalâ al-masâ'a.
Indeed, this day is strenuous except the evening.
استخدمت فاطمة كل أداة ما خلا مكنسة.istakhdamat fâtimatu kulla adâtin mâ khalâ miknasatan.
Fatima used every tool except a broom.
جربت كل شيء للعناية بشعري ما خلا كريما واحدا.jarrabtu kulla shay'in lil'ināyati bisha'rī mā khalā karīman wāḥidan
I tried everything for my hair care except one cream.
كل المجوهرات لامعة ما خلا ذهب عيار ثمانية عشر.kullu almujawharâti lâmi'atun mâ khalâ dhahaba 'iyâri thamâniyata 'ashar
All the jewelry is shiny except eighteen-karat gold.
انكسر كل مشبك ما خلا مشبك العيار الثقيل.inkasara kullu mishbakin mâ khalâ mishbaka al-'iyâri ath-thaqîli
Every clasp broke except the heavy-karat clasp.
سيكون كل المرضى قد استلموا العلاج ما خلا قليلا.sayakûnu kullu al-marḍâ qadi-stalamû al-'ilâja mâ khalâ qalîlan.
All the patients will have received the treatment, except a few.
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