حلس

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root حلس primarily relates to covering, padding, or lining, especially for animals or objects. It extends to concepts of staying in place, being steadfast, and being deeply attached or accustomed to something, often metaphorically applied to people or situations.

Derived headwords

الحِلْسُnoun

1.
Padding under saddleboth
Anything placed under a saddle, pack, or stirrup on the back of a camel or beast of burden; a thin blanket or cloth placed under a saddle pad.
2.
Floor coveringclassical
A mat or cloth spread on the floor, especially under furniture or goods.

حَلَسَverb

1.
To cover with paddingclassical
To cover a camel or beast of burden with a 'hils' (padding).

أَحْلَسَverb

1.
To place padding onclassical
To place a 'hils' (padding) on a camel or beast of burden.
2.
To make land fertileclassical
To make land abundant with seeds, causing it to be covered or green.
3.
To rain lightlyclassical
For the sky to rain a light, continuous rain.
4.
To impose an oathclassical
To make someone take an oath.

حِلْسٌnoun

1.
Steadfast personclassical
A person who stays in one place and does not leave, like the padding of a camel or a house.
2.
Brave warriorclassical
A brave person who stays firm in combat, confronting their opponent.

أَحْلاسٌnoun

1.
Padding (plural)both
Plural of 'hils', referring to the padding under saddles or floor coverings.
2.
Steadfast peopleclassical
People who are steadfast and do not leave their homes or positions.

مُتَحَلِّسٌadjective

1.
Residingclassical
One who is residing or staying in a place.

حَلَسَverb

1.
To be steadfastclassical
To be steadfast and not leave one's place.

حِلْسٌadjective

1.
Steadfastclassical
Steadfast, one who does not leave their place.

مُسْتَحْلِسٌadjective

1.
Steadfastclassical
Steadfast, one who does not leave their place.

حَلُوسٌadjective

1.
Greedyclassical
Greedy and persistent.

حِلْسَمٌadjective

1.
Greedyclassical
Greedy, similar to 'halus'.

اسْتَحْلَسَverb

1.
To cover denselyclassical
For plants to cover the land densely, or for darkness to accumulate.
2.
To accumulate fatclassical
For fat to accumulate on the hump of a camel.
3.
To be overcome by fearclassical
To be overcome by fear and not be able to escape it.

مُحْلِسٌadjective

1.
Covered with iron thornsclassical
Describing animal hooves that have been fitted with iron thorns.

أَحْلَسُadjective

1.
Dark-coloredclassical
Having a color between black and red, or blackish.

حِلْسَاءadjective

1.
Mottledclassical
Describing a goat whose belly color is between black and green, like its back.

الحِلْسُnoun

1.
Brave fighterclassical
A brave person who stays firm and confronts their opponent.

الحَلابِسُnoun

1.
Steadfast personclassical
One who does not leave and stays firm, especially in combat.

إِحْلاسٌnoun

1.
Impositionclassical
Being compelled or forced into something.

تَحَلَّسَverb

1.
To roam aroundclassical
To roam around or seek something.
2.
To stay in a placeclassical
To stay or remain in a place.
3.
To be obsessed withclassical
To be obsessed with or devoted to something.

تَحَلَّزَverb

1.
To stay in a placeclassical
To stay or remain in a place.

الحِلْسُnoun

1.
Firm covenantclassical
A firm and reliable covenant or agreement.

اسْتَحْلَسَverb

1.
To be overcome by fearclassical
To be overcome by fear and not be able to escape it.

الحِلْسُnoun

1.
Arrow of Maysirclassical
The fourth arrow in the game of Maysir, carrying specific stakes.

أم حُلَيْسname

1.
She-assclassical
A kunya (nickname) for a she-ass.

بَنُو حِلْسٍname

1.
A tribeclassical
A clan or tribe from the Azd, residing by the Nahr al-Malik.

Parallel reading

الحلس والحلس مثل شبه وشبه ومثل ومثل: كل شيء ولي ظهر البعير والدابة تحت الرحل والقتب والسرج

Al-hils and al-hils, like shabah and shabah, and mithl and mithl: everything that lies on the back of a camel or beast of burden under the saddle, pack, or stirrup.

وهي بمنزلة المرشحة تكون تحت اللبد

And it is like a pad that is placed under the felt.

وحلس الناقة والدابة يحلسها ويحلسها حلسا: غشاهما بحلس

And he covered the camel and the beast of burden, covering them with a hils.

أحلست بعيري إذا جعلت عليه الحلس

I placed padding on my camel when I put the hils on it.

وحلس البيت: ما يبسط تحت حر المتاع من مسح ونحوه

And the hils of the house: what is spread under the heat of goods, like a mat or the like.

وفلان حلس بيته إذا لم يبرحه، على المثل

And so-and-so is a hils of his house if he does not leave it, by way of metaphor.

يقال فلان حلس من أحلاس البيت الذي لا يبرح البيت

It is said, 'So-and-so is one of the household's steadfast ones who does not leave the house.'

ويقال فلان من أحلاس البلاد للذي لا يزايلها من حبه إياها

And it is said, 'So-and-so is one of the steadfast of the land' for one who does not leave it due to his love for it.

كن حلسا من أحلاس بيتك حتى تأتيك يد خاطئة أو منية قاضية

Be a steadfast one from the steadfast of your house until a sinful hand or a decisive death comes to you.

قالوا يا رسول الله فما تأمرنا؟ قال: كونوا أحلاس بيوتكم

They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you command us?' He said, 'Be the steadfast ones of your houses.'

عد منها فتنة الأحلاس، هو الكساء الذي على ظهر البعير تحت القتب، شبهها بها للزومها ودوامها

Among them is the trial of the 'hils', which is the covering on the back of the camel under the saddle; it is likened to it because of its steadfastness and permanence.

على مائة بعير بأحلاسها وأقتابها

On a hundred camels with their paddings and saddles.

محلس أخفافها شوكا من حديد

Its hooves are fitted with iron thorns.

ورجل حلس وحلس ومستحلس: ملازم لا يبرح القتال

And a man is a hils, hils, and mustahlas: one who stays and does not leave the fight.

وفلان من أحلاس الخيل أي هو في الفروسية ولزوم ظهر الخيل كالحلس اللازم لظهر الفرس

And so-and-so is among the steadfast of horses, meaning he is in horsemanship and staying on the backs of horses like the hils that stays on the back of the horse.

فقالوا: يا خليفة رسول الله، نحن أحلاس الخيل ؛ يريدون لزومهم ظهورها

So they said: 'O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, we are the steadfast of horses'; they mean their staying on their backs.

وأحلست الأرض واستحلست: كثر بذرها فألبسها

And the land became abundant with seeds and covered, meaning its seeds increased and covered it.

عشب مستحلس ترى له طرائق بعضها تحت بعض من تراكبه وسواده

Dense grass, you see paths within it, some under others, due to its density and darkness.

واستحلس الليل بالظلام: تراكم

And the night became dense with darkness: it accumulated.

والأحلس الذي لونه بين السواد والحمرة، تقول منه: احلس احلساسا

And al-ahlas is one whose color is between black and red; you say from it: ahlas ahlasasan.

والحلس، بكسر اللام: الشجاع الذي يلازم قرنه

And al-hils, with kasra on the lam: the brave one who stays with his opponent.

والحلس والحلابس: الذي لا يبرح ويلازم قرنه

And al-hils and al-halabis: one who does not leave and stays with his opponent.

أحلست السماء: مطرت مطرا رقيقا دائما

The sky rained: it rained a light, continuous rain.

والحلس: أن يأخذ المصدق النقد مكان الإبل

And al-hils: that the tax collector takes cash instead of camels.

وما تحلس منه بشيء وما تحلس شيئا أي أصاب منه

And he did not get anything from it, and he did not get anything, meaning he obtained something from it.

هو محلوس على الدبر أي ملزم هذا الأمر إلزام الحلس الدبر

He is compelled to the rear, meaning he is obligated to this matter like the hils is obligated to the rear.

سير محلس: لا يفتر عنه

A continuous journey: one does not cease from it.

تحلس فلان لكذا وكذا أي طاف له وحام به

So-and-so roamed around for this and that, meaning he circled around it and sought it.

تحلس بالمكان وتحلز به إذا أقام به

He stayed in the place and remained in it if he resided there.

حلس الرجل بالشيء وحمس به إذا تولع

The man became obsessed with the thing and was devoted to it if he became infatuated.

والحلس والحلس، بفتح الحاء وكسرها: هو العهد الوثيق

And al-hils and al-hils, with fatha and kasra on the ha: it is the firm covenant.

أحلست فلانا إذا أعطيته حلسا أي عهدا يأمن به قومك

You gave so-and-so a hils if you gave him a covenant by which your people would be secure.

استحلس فلان الخوف إذا لم يفارقه الخوف ولم يأمن

So-and-so was overcome by fear if fear did not leave him and he was not safe.

إنا قد استحلسنا الخوف واكتحلنا السهر وأصابتنا خزية لم يكن فيها برررة أتقياء ولا فجرة أقوياء

Indeed, we have been overcome by fear, our eyes have been accustomed to sleeplessness, and a disgrace has befallen us in which there were neither righteous pious nor strong wicked.

أنت ابن بعثطها وسرسورها وحلسها وابن بجدتها وابن سمسارها وسفسيرها بمعنى واحد

You are its origin, its core, its steadfastness, its essence, its merchant, and its interpreter, all meaning one thing.

والحلس: الرابع من قداح الميسر؛ قال اللحياني: فيه أربعة فروض، وله غنم أربعة أنصباء إن فاز، وعليه غرم أربعة أنصباء إن لم يفز

And al-hils: the fourth of the arrows of Maysir; Al-Lihyani said: it has four stakes, and he gains four shares if he wins, and he pays four stakes if he does not win.