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هطلع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something that is large, abundant, or excessive. It can refer to a multitude of people, a large army, or generally a great quantity of anything. It also denotes a tall and robust physique.

Derived headwords

الهطلعnoun
  1. 1.
    multitude, crowdboth

    A large group or gathering of people.

  2. 2.
    abundance, plentyclassical

    A great quantity or abundance of anything.

  3. 3.
    tall and robust personboth

    A person who is tall and has a large, imposing physique.

هطلعadjective
  1. 1.
    numerous, abundantboth

    Describing something that is plentiful or exists in great numbers.

  2. 2.
    tall and stoutclassical

    Describing a person with a tall and robust build.

Parallel reading

الهطلع: الجماعة من الناس.
Al-huttala': A multitude of people.
وجيش هطلع: كثير.
And a huttala' army: numerous.
بؤس هطلع كثير
Abundant misery, a great deal of hardship.
قيل هو الكثير من كل شيء
It is said to be the abundant quantity of everything.
والهطلع: الجسيم المضطرب الطول.
And al-huttala': The large, tall one.
الهطلع الطويل الجسم مثل الهجنع.
Al-huttala' is tall of body, like al-hin'a.