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الحلس

Root entry · 28 derived lemmas

The root الحلس primarily relates to covering, padding, and adhering. It extends to concepts of permanence, steadfastness, and even betrayal or deception, often metaphorically applied to people, animals, and abstract concepts like agreements.

Derived headwords

الحِلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padboth

    A cloth placed on a camel's back beneath the saddle.

  2. 2.
    Underlayclassical

    A spread laid on the floor beneath fine clothes.

  3. 3.
    Arrowclassical

    The fourth of the arrows used in the game of Maysir (gambling).

  4. 4.
    Personclassical

    A prominent or important person.

أَحْلاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padsboth

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to saddle pads.

  2. 2.
    Underlaysclassical

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to spreads laid on the floor.

حُلُوسnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padsboth

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to saddle pads.

  2. 2.
    Underlaysclassical

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to spreads laid on the floor.

حِلْسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Saddle padsboth

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to saddle pads.

  2. 2.
    Underlaysclassical

    Plural of حِلْس, referring to spreads laid on the floor.

حِلْس بيتهphrase
  1. 1.
    Homebodyclassical

    Someone who never leaves their home; a stay-at-home person.

بنو حلسname
  1. 1.
    Banu Hilsclassical

    A clan or tribe from the Azd.

أم حلسname
  1. 1.
    Mother of Hilsclassical

    A she-camel.

حُلَيْسname
  1. 1.
    Hulaysclassical

    A name of several individuals, including companions and tribal leaders.

الحُلَيْسِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Al-Hulaysiyyahclassical

    A water source belonging to the Banu Hils.

حَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To coverboth

    To cover a camel with a saddle pad (حِلْس).

  2. 2.
    To rain continuouslyclassical

    For the sky to rain continuously.

أَحْلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To coverboth

    To cover a camel with a saddle pad (حِلْس).

  2. 2.
    To rainclassical

    For the sky to rain with fine, continuous rain.

حِلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Covenantclassical

    An agreement or pact.

  2. 2.
    Tax collectionclassical

    The act of a tax collector taking cash instead of the due obligation.

كَتِفnoun
  1. 1.
    Brave personclassical

    A brave or courageous man.

  2. 2.
    Greedy personclassical

    A greedy or covetous person.

حِلْسَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Brave personclassical

    A brave or courageous man.

  2. 2.
    Greedy personclassical

    A greedy or covetous person.

مُخَالِف اللونphrase
  1. 1.
    Different colorclassical

    Describing the spot on a camel where the saddle pad is, if it differs in color from the camel's coat.

مَحْلُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    Leanclassical

    Describing a part of the body (أحراح) that has little flesh.

حَلْسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Sheepclassical

    A sheep whose back wool is black mixed with a red hair.

أَحْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sheepclassical

    A sheep whose back wool is black mixed with a red hair.

حَلَّاسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Camelclassical

    A camel that has lingered at a watering place or resting area, from the saying 'to stick to something'.

أبو الحلاسname
  1. 1.
    Abu Al-Hallasclassical

    Son of Talhah ibn Abi Talhah ibn Abd al-Uzza, who was killed as an unbeliever.

أم الحلاسname
  1. 1.
    Umm Al-Hallasclassical

    Daughter of Ya'la ibn Ummayyah, and daughter of Khalid.

حَوَالسnoun
  1. 1.
    Children's gameclassical

    A game played by Arab children involving drawing lines and moving dung pellets.

أَرْض مُحْلَسَةphrase
  1. 1.
    Overgrown landclassical

    Land where vegetation has become abundant, covering it like a saddle pad.

إِحْلاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Deception in tradeclassical

    Being cheated or defrauded in a sale.

  2. 2.
    Bankruptcyclassical

    Financial ruin or insolvency.

اِسْتَحْلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To accumulateclassical

    For fat to accumulate on a camel's hump.

  2. 2.
    To coverclassical

    For plants to cover the land abundantly.

  3. 3.
    To be overcome by fearclassical

    For fear to constantly grip someone.

  4. 4.
    To sell waterclassical

    To sell water without allowing it to be drunk.

اِحْلِسَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Colorationclassical

    A color between black and red.

تَحَلَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To seekclassical

    To roam around or seek something.

  2. 2.
    To stayclassical

    To remain or stay in a place.

مُحْلِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Constantclassical

    Describing a journey or effort that is unceasing.

Parallel reading

الحِلْس، بالكسر: كساء على ظهر البعير تحت البرذعة
Al-Hils, with kasra: a cloth on the camel's back beneath the saddle pad.
ويبسَط في البيت تحت حر الثياب
And it is spread in the house beneath fine clothes.
وهو حِلْس بيته: إذا لم يبرح مكانه
And he is a Hils of his house: if he does not leave his place.
وأم حلس: الأتان
And Umm Hils: the she-donkey.
وحلس البعير يحلسه: غشاه بحلس
And he covered the camel with a Hils: he covered it with a saddle pad.
والسماء: دام مطرها، كأحلس فيهما
And the sky: its rain continued, as if it had rained continuously in them.
والحلس: العهد، والميثاق
And Al-Hils: the covenant, and the pact.
وككتف: الشجاع، والحريص
And like Katif: the brave, and the greedy.
وبالتحريك: أن يكون موضع الحلس من البعير يخالف لون البعير
And with harakah: that the place of the Hils on the camel differs in color from the camel.
والمحلوس من الأحراح: القليل اللحم
And Al-Mahloos of the Ahrah: little flesh.
والحلساء: شاة شعر ظهرها أسود، وتختلط به شعرة حمراء، وهو أحلس
And Al-Halsaa': a sheep whose back wool is black, mixed with a red hair, and it is Ahlas.
والحلاساء، بالضم، من الإبل: التي حلست بالحوض والمربع، من قولهم: حلس في هذا الأمر، إذا لزمه، ولصق به
And Al-Hallasah, with damma, from the camels: one that lingered at the watering place and the resting area, from their saying: Hils in this matter, if he stuck to it, and adhered to it.
وأبو الحلاس: ابن طلحة بن أبي طلحة بن عبد العزى، قتل كافرا
And Abu Al-Hallas: son of Talhah ibn Abi Talhah ibn Abd al-Uzza, killed as an unbeliever.
والحوالس: لعبة لصبيان العرب، تخط خمسة أبيات في أرض سهلة، ويجمع في كل بيت خمس بعرات، وبينها خمسة أبيات، ليس فيها شيء، ثم يجر البعر إليها، كل خط منها حالس
And Al-Hawalis: a game for Arab children, drawing five houses on easy ground, and collecting five dung pellets in each house, and between them five houses, in which there is nothing, then dragging the dung towards them, each line of which is Halis.
وأحلس البعير: ألبسه الحلس
And he dressed the camel: he put the Hils on it.
وأرض محلسة: صار النبات عليها كالحلس كثرة
And a Mahlasah land: the vegetation on it became abundant like the Hils.
والإحلاس: غبن في البيع، والإفلاس
And Al-Ihlas: deception in trade, and bankruptcy.
واستحلس السنام: ركبته روادف الشحم
And the hump became Istahlas: layers of fat rode it.
واستحلس النبت: غطى الأرض بكثرته، كأحلس
And the plants became Istahlas: they covered the land with their abundance, like Ahlas.
واستحلس فلان الخوف: لم يفارقه
And so-and-so became Istahlas of fear: it did not leave him.
واحلس احلساسا: صار أحلس، وهو بين السواد والحمرة
And he became Ihlas Ihlasasan: he became Ahlas, and it is between blackness and redness.
وتحلس لكذا: طاف له، وحام به
And he Tahallas for something: he roamed around it, and sought it.
وتحلس بالمكان: أقام
And he Tahallas in the place: he stayed.
وسير محلس، كمكرم: لا يفتر عنه
And a Mahlas journey, like Mukram: unceasing.
وما هو إلا محلس على الدبر أي: ألزم هذا الأمر إلزام الحلس الدبر
And he is nothing but Mahlas on the anus, meaning: he is bound to this matter like the Hils is bound to the anus.