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حلز

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of peeling, scraping, or removing outer layers. It extends to describe negative qualities like bad temper, stinginess, and shortness, as well as physical ailments and slow movement. It also encompasses specific flora, fauna, and a famous poet.

Derived headwords

حَلَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to peelboth

    To remove the outer layer or skin from something, such as the hide of an animal or the bark of a tree.

حَلْزnoun
  1. 1.
    peelingboth

    The act or result of peeling or scraping off the outer layer.

  2. 2.
    bad temperclassical

    A disposition characterized by ill temper, rudeness, or unpleasantness.

  3. 3.
    stinginessclassical

    A lack of generosity; miserliness.

  4. 4.
    shortnessclassical

    A lack of height or length.

  5. 5.
    plantclassical

    A type of plant or herb.

  6. 6.
    owlclassical

    A type of bird, specifically an owl.

حَلَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    female of allclassical

    The female counterpart of the previously mentioned terms, referring to a female animal or a general collective.

  2. 2.
    small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature or insect.

الحارث بن حلزة اليشكريname
  1. 1.
    famous poetclassical

    A renowned poet from the Banu Yashkur tribe, known for his eloquence.

حالِزadjective
  1. 1.
    narrowclassical

    Describing a heart that is constricted or narrow, implying distress or tightness.

حَلَزَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ulcerclassical

    A sore or ulcer, particularly on the liver.

تَحَلْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to remainclassical

    To persist, endure, or remain in a place or state.

  2. 2.
    to acheclassical

    To experience pain or distress, specifically referring to the heart.

  3. 3.
    to striveclassical

    To exert oneself or prepare diligently for a task or undertaking.

اِحْتَلَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to seizeclassical

    To take or seize one's right forcefully or decisively.

تَحَالُزَverb
  1. 1.
    to converseclassical

    To engage in a reciprocal exchange of words, speaking to each other.

حَلْزُونnoun
  1. 1.
    snailboth

    A mollusk with a coiled shell, often found in desert shrubs like Rhamnus.

  2. 2.
    shellfishclassical

    A creature belonging to the class of shelled invertebrates.

Parallel reading

حلز الأديم والعود: قشرهما.
To peel the hide and the wood: their peeling.
والحلز، كجلق: السيئ الخلق، والبخيل، والقصير، ونبات، والبوم، وبالهاء: لأنثى الكل، ودويبة.
And al-Halz, like Jalaq: the ill-tempered, the stingy, the short, a plant, an owl, and with Haa': the female of all, and a small creature.
والحارث بن حلزة اليشكري: شاعر.
And Al-Harith bin Hulzah Al-Yashkuri: a poet.
وقلب حالز: ضيق.
And a heart Haliz: constricted.
وكبد حلزة: قرحة.
And a liver Halazah: an ulcer.
وتحلز الشيء: بقي
And the thing remained: it persisted.
والقلب: توجع
And the heart: it ached.
و للأمر: تشمر.
And for the matter: he prepared diligently.
واحتلز حقه: أخذه.
And he seized his right: he took it.
وتحالزنا بالكلام: قال لي، وقلت له.
And we conversed with words: he said to me, and I said to him.
والحلزون، محركة: دابة تكون في الرمث، أو من جنس الأصداف.
And the snail, harakah: a creature found in Rammth, or from the genus of shells.