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فهل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific proper name, 'Fahlal', which is associated with falsehood and error. It is described as a name for something that is not known or recognized, and is linked to delusion and untruth.

Derived headwords

فَهْلَلname
  1. 1.
    Name of falsehoodclassical

    A proper name, Fahlal, which is identified as a name for falsehood or untruth. It is described as being non-decLining (لا ينصرف).

  2. 2.
    Name of delusionclassical

    Also identified as the name of delusion, specifically referring to someone who is lost or in error.

فَهْلَلverb
  1. 1.
    To be unknownclassical

    The verb form associated with the name Fahlal, meaning to be unknown or unrecognized.

Parallel reading

أنت في الضلال ابن فهلل
You are in delusion, son of Fahlal.
وفهلل، عن يعقوب، لا ينصرف، وهو الذي لا يعرف
And Fahlal, according to Ya'qub, is non-declining, and it is that which is not known.
هو الضلال بن فهلل غير مصروف من أسماء الباطل
It is the delusion, son of Fahlal, non-declining, from the names of falsehood.
مثل تهلل
like tahallul (falsehood).