حهل

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of plant or tree, often described as short, growing in barren or salty ground, and having particular characteristics regarding its growth and edibility for livestock. It also touches upon the rapid growth of this plant when watered.

Derived headwords

الحيهلnoun

1.
a type of tree/plantclassical
A specific type of tree or plant, described as short and growing in barren or salty ground. It is noted for not being suitable for livestock to graze on and for having no leaves.

الحيهلةnoun

1.
a type of tree/plantclassical
The singular form of 'al-hayhal', referring to a specific short tree or plant that grows in barren and salty soil.

الحيهلnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant that grows in salty ground, characterized by its tendency to perish when people are prosperous and to thrive when they are in hardship or drought.

حيهلnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant that grows in salty ground, with a specific life cycle tied to the prosperity or hardship of people.

حيهلةnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
The singular form of 'al-hayhal', referring to a specific plant that grows in salty ground.

حيهلnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A plant that grows in salty ground, known for its rapid growth when it rains.

Parallel reading

الحيهل والحيهل والحيهل، بفتح الحاء وكسر الياء: شجر الهرم

Al-hayhal, al-hayhal, and al-hayhal, with fath on the ha and kasr on the ya: the tree of al-haram.

واحدته حيهلة وحيهلة وحيهلة

Its singular form is hayhala, hayhala, and hayhala.

وقيل: الحيهلة شجرة قصيرة ليست بمرية، لا يصلح المال عليها تنبت في القيعان والسبخ، ولا ورق لها

And it is said: Al-hayhala is a short tree, not a common one, livestock do not find it suitable, it grows in lowlands and salty ground, and it has no leaves.

وقال أبو حنيفة: الحيهل نبت من دق الحمض

And Abu Hanifa said: Al-hayhal is a plant from the fine saltwort.

وقال أبو زيد: الحيهل، ساكن الياء، نبت ينبت في السباخ

And Abu Zayd said: Al-hayhal, with a sakin ya, is a plant that grows in salty ground.

وإذا أخصب الناس هلك وإذا أسنتوا حيي

And when people are prosperous, it perishes, and when they are in hardship, it lives.

وذكر الأزهري هذه الترجمة في ترجمة حيي عند قوله حي هلا أي عجل

And Al-Azharī mentioned this entry in the entry for 'ḥayy' when he said 'ḥayy hallā' meaning 'hasten'.

وسمي به لأنه إذا أصابه المطر نبت سريعا

And it was named so because when rain touches it, it grows quickly.

وإذا أكلته الإبل ولم تسلح سريعا ماتت

And if camels eat it and do not recover quickly, they die.

يقال: رأيت حيهلا وهذا حيهل

It is said: I saw a hayhal, and this is a hayhal.