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الهلع

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense fear, panic, and extreme anxiety. It also extends to meanings related to greed, stinginess, and excessive haste or speed, often in the context of distress or material possession.

Derived headwords

الهَلَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Extreme panicboth

    The most excessive form of panic or distress.

الهَلِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Panickedboth

    One who panics and is fearful of evil, and is greedy and stingy with money, or is impatient with hardships.

الهَلُوعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Panicked and greedyboth

    One who panics and is fearful of evil, and is greedy and stingy with money, or is impatient with hardships.

  2. 2.
    Impatientclassical

    One who does not endure hardships.

الهَلْوَعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Fastclassical

    Describing someone who is quick or fast.

الهَيْلَعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Weakclassical

    Describing someone who is weak or feeble.

الهَلْوَاعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedyclassical

    A greedy person.

  2. 2.
    Restless and energeticclassical

    One who is restless, energetic, and quick.

  3. 3.
    Swift female camelclassical

    A swift, energetic, and obedient female camel.

الهِلْوَاعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift female camelclassical

    A swift, energetic, and obedient female camel.

الهَالِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift ostrichclassical

    A swift ostrich in its movement.

الهَلُوعُverb
  1. 1.
    To hastenboth

    He hastened or moved quickly.

الهِلْيَاعُnoun
  1. 1.
    Small wild catclassical

    A small wild cat.

  2. 2.
    Male hyenaclassical

    The male of the hyena (dalādil).

  3. 3.
    A type of birdclassical

    A type of bird, possibly a hoopoe (ṣawāb bil-ghayn).

Parallel reading

الهلع، محركة: أفحش الجزع.
Al-hala'u (with harakat): The most excessive panic.
وكصرد: الحريص.
And like 'as-saradu': The greedy one.
والهلوع: من يجزع ويفزع من الشر، ويحرص ويشح على المال، أو الضحور لا يصبر على المصائب.
And al-halū'u: One who panics and is fearful of evil, and is greedy and stingy with money, or is impatient with hardships.
وكهمزة: من يجزع ويستجيع سريعا.
And like 'hamzati': One who panics and becomes fearful quickly.
والهولع: السريع.
And al-hawla'u: The fast one.
والهيلع: الضعيف.
And al-hayla'u: The weak one.
والهلواعة، بالكسر: الحريص، أو النفور حدة ونشاطا، والسريعة الحديدة المذعان من النوق، كالهلواع.
And al-halwā'atu (with kasr): The greedy one, or the restless and energetic one, and the swift, strong, obedient female camel, like al-hilwā'u.
والهالع: النعام السريع في مضيه.
And al-hāli'u: The ostrich swift in its movement.
وماله هلع ولا هلعة، كإمر وإمرة: جدي ولا عناق.
And he has no panic nor panic, like 'imrin and 'imratin: a kid or a young goat.
وهلوع: أسرع.
And he hastened: he moved quickly.
والهلياع: سبع صغير، أو ذكر الدلادل، أو الصواب بالغين.
And al-hilyā'u: a small wild cat, or the male of the hyenas, or the correct term with ghayn.