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الهلت

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of peeling, shedding, or removing outer layers, as well as specific botanical and descriptive terms. It also encompasses a collective noun for a group of people.

Derived headwords

الهلتnoun
  1. 1.
    Peelingclassical

    Refers to the act of peeling or the outer layer that is peeled off.

انهلتverb
  1. 1.
    Slipped awayclassical

    This verb form indicates the action of slipping away or escaping, often stealthily.

انسلتverb
  1. 1.
    Slipped awayclassical

    This verb form indicates the action of slipping away or escaping, often stealthily.

الهِلْتَىnoun
  1. 1.
    A plantclassical

    A type of plant, described with the pattern of 'سكرى'.

الهُلاَتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Black goat's washclassical

    The dark liquid residue or wash from a black female goat, possibly from its grooming or shedding.

الهِلْتَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of peopleclassical

    A collective noun referring to a group of people who are either settled or on the move.

Parallel reading

الهلت: القشر.
Al-hilt: the peel/rind.
وانهلت يعدو: انسلت.
And 'inhalla' (he ran) means 'insalla' (he slipped away).
والهلتى، كسكرى: نبت.
And al-hiltā, like sukrā: a plant.
والهلاتة: غسالة السخلة السوداء من غرسه.
And al-hulātah: the wash of the black female goat from its shedding/grooming.
والهلتات: الجماعة يقيمون ويظعنون.
And al-hiltāt: the group who settle and who depart.