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هلغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a woman who is playful, teasing, and resistant, and also refers to a small wild animal.

Derived headwords

الهلياغnoun
  1. 1.
    playful womanclassical

    A woman who is resistant, playful, teasing, and engaging in lighthearted banter.

الهلياغnoun
  1. 1.
    small wild animalclassical

    A type of small wild animal.

Parallel reading

الهلياغ المرأة الممانعة المضاحكة الملاعبة.
Al-Hilyāgh is the woman who is resistant, playful, teasing, and engaging.
والهلياغ: من صغار السباع.
And al-Hilyāgh refers to one of the small wild animals.