خلت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of resin or incense, known as 'khiltit' or 'hilitit'. The etymology and authenticity of the term are debated, with some scholars suggesting it might not be purely Arabic.

Derived headwords

الحِلْتِيتnoun

1.
Asafetida; galbanumboth
A resinous substance, often with a strong odor, used in perfumery and historically in medicine. It is identified with plants like Ferula assa-foetida or Ferula galbaniflua.

الحُلْتِيتnoun

1.
Asafetida; galbanumboth
A resinous substance, often with a strong odor, used in perfumery and historically in medicine. It is identified with plants like Ferula assa-foetida or Ferula galbaniflua.

حِلْتِيتnoun

1.
Asafetida; galbanumboth
A resinous substance, often with a strong odor, used in perfumery and historically in medicine. It is identified with plants like Ferula assa-foetida or Ferula galbaniflua.

خِلْتِيتnoun

1.
Asafetida; galbanumboth
A resinous substance, often with a strong odor, used in perfumery and historically in medicine. It is identified with plants like Ferula assa-foetida or Ferula galbaniflua.

Parallel reading

الليث: الحلتيت الأنجرذ

Al-Layth: Al-hilitit is angardh (a type of resin).

عليك بقنأة، وبسندروس، ... وحلتيت، وشيء من كنعد

You should have qan'ah, and sandaracos, ... and hilitit, and some kind of kun'ad.

هذا البيت مصنوع، ولا يحتج به

This verse is fabricated and cannot be used as evidence.

والذي حفظته من البحرانيين، الخلتيت، بالخاء: الأنجرذ

And what I have preserved from the Bahrainis is al-khiltit, with a kha': angardh (a type of resin).

قال: ولا أراه عربيا محضا

He said: And I do not consider it purely Arabic.