Urdu aur Arabi zaban mein "Khaleej" ka matlab "samundar ka woh hissa jo khushki ke andar tak chala jaye" yaani "gulf" ya "khaari" hota hai. Is lafz ka istemal aam tor par Khaleej-e-Fars ya Arabi Khaleej ke liye kiya jata hai. Iske alawa, yeh lafz Arab mumalik ke us khitte ke liye bhi bola jata hai jo Khaleej ke kinare واقع hain, jise Khaleeji mumalik kaha jata hai, aur yeh lafz wahan ki saqafat aur pehchan se bhi juda hua hai.