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الهمل

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns things left unattended, abandoned, or neglected. It extends to concepts of flowing or continuous rain, worn-out or patched items, and things that are loose or weak. It also touches upon neglected land and specific historical figures.

Derived headwords

الهملnoun
  1. 1.
    Unattended livestockclassical

    Livestock left to wander freely, day and night, without supervision.

  2. 2.
    Loose threadsclassical

    The loose threads or warp of a loom that are left behind.

هملتverb
  1. 1.
    to wanderclassical

    Livestock wandered freely, without guidance or restraint.

هملت الإبل تهمل — The camels wandered aimlessly.
هاملadjective
  1. 1.
    Wanderingclassical

    Describing livestock that are wandering freely and unattended.

فهي هامل — and it is wandering.
هوامِلnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalsclassical

    Plural of 'hâmil', referring to animals that wander freely.

هَمولةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A singular or collective noun for an animal that wanders freely.

هاملةnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A singular or collective noun for an animal that wanders freely.

هملnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A singular or collective noun for an animal that wanders freely.

كركعnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A term for wandering animals, likely a variant plural.

رخالnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A term for wandering animals, likely a variant plural.

سكرىnoun
  1. 1.
    Wandering animalclassical

    A term for wandering animals, likely a variant plural.

تهملverb
  1. 1.
    to flow

    Eyes flowed with tears.

  2. 2.
    to rain continuouslyclassical

    The sky rained continuously and without pause.

و عينه تهمل وتهمل هملا وهملانا وهمولا: فاضت — and his eye flowed and flowed with tears, profusely and continuously.
و السماء: دام مطرها في سكون — and the sky: its rain continued in stillness.
هملاnoun
  1. 1.
    Flowing profusely

    Describes the continuous and abundant flow, often of tears or rain.

و عينه تهمل وتهمل هملا وهملانا وهمولا: فاضت — and his eye flowed and flowed with tears, profusely and continuously.
هملاناnoun
  1. 1.
    Continuous flow

    The state of flowing continuously, often used for tears or rain.

و عينه تهمل وتهمل هملا وهملانا وهمولا: فاضت — and his eye flowed and flowed with tears, profusely and continuously.
همولاnoun
  1. 1.
    Continuous flow

    The state of flowing continuously, often used for tears or rain.

و عينه تهمل وتهمل هملا وهملانا وهمولا: فاضت — and his eye flowed and flowed with tears, profusely and continuously.
كانهمَلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to have flowedclassical

    Used to emphasize the continuous flow, as if it had been flowing.

كانهملت — as if it had flowed continuously.
الهملnoun
  1. 1.
    Beddingclassical

    A type of bedding or carpet used by the Bedouins.

  2. 2.
    Old garmentclassical

    An old, worn-out garment made of hair or wool.

  3. 3.
    Patched garmentclassical

    A garment that has been patched or mended.

والهمل، بالكسر: البرجد من براجد الأعراب — And al-hamal (with kasra): the carpet of the Bedouins.
الليف المنزوعnoun
  1. 1.
    Stripped fiberclassical

    Fiber that has been stripped or removed, likely from plants like palm trees.

وبالتحريك: الليف المنزوع — And with haraka: the stripped fiber.
الماء السائلnoun
  1. 1.
    Flowing waterclassical

    Water that is flowing freely without any obstruction.

والماء السائل لا مانع له — and flowing water with no obstruction.
أهملهverb
  1. 1.
    to neglect

    To leave something to itself, to abandon it, or to not use it.

  2. 2.
    to let go

    To leave someone or something to their own devices.

وأهمله: خلى بينه وبين نفسه، أو تركه ولم يستعمله — And to neglect it: to leave it to itself, or to abandon it and not use it.
الهَمّالadjective
  1. 1.
    Looseclassical

    Describing something that is loose, slack, or weak.

والهمال، كزنار: الرخو من كل شيء — And al-hammâl (like zunnâr): the loose part of anything.
الأرض التي تحامتها الحروبnoun
  1. 1.
    Devastated landclassical

    Land that has been ravaged by wars and is therefore uninhabited.

والأرض التي تحامتها الحروب، فلا يعمرها أحد — and the land that wars have ravaged, so no one inhabits it.
هميلname
  1. 1.
    Humayl ibn al-Damunclassical

    A proper name, referring to Humayl ibn al-Damun, a companion of the Prophet.

وكزبير: هميل بن الدمون، صحابي — And like Zubayr: Humayl ibn al-Damun, a companion.
الهَمَالِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Remnants of herbageclassical

    The leftover or sparse remains of grass or vegetation.

  2. 2.
    Weak birdsclassical

    The weak or feeble among birds.

  3. 3.
    Tattered clothesclassical

    Clothes that are torn, ragged, or in poor condition.

والهماليل: بقايا الكلأ، والضعاف من الطير، بلا واحد، والمخرق من الثياب — And al-hamâlîl: remnants of herbage, and the weak of birds, without a singular form, and the ragged of clothes.

Parallel reading

الهمل، محركة: السدى المتروك ليلا ونهارا
Al-hamal, with haraka: the warp left day and night.
هملت الإبل تهمل، فهي هامل ج: هوامل وهمولة وهاملة وهمل، محركة، وكركع ورخال وسكرى
The camels wandered aimlessly, so they are wandering, pl. hawamil, hamula, hamila, and hamal, with haraka, karkaa', and rikhaal, and sukra.
وعينه تهمل وتهمل هملا وهملانا وهمولا: فاضت
And his eye flowed and flowed with tears, profusely and continuously.
والسماء: دام مطرها في سكون.
And the sky: its rain continued in stillness.
والهمل، بالكسر: البرجد من براجد الأعراب، والبيت الخلق من الشعر، والثوب المرقع
And al-hamal (with kasra): the carpet of the Bedouins, and the old tent of hair, and the patched garment.
وبالتحريك: الليف المنزوع، والماء السائل لا مانع له.
And with haraka: the stripped fiber, and the flowing water with no obstruction.
وأهمله: خلى بينه وبين نفسه، أو تركه ولم يستعمله.
And to neglect it: to leave it to itself, or to abandon it and not use it.
والهمال، كزنار: الرخو من كل شيء، والأرض التي تحامتها الحروب، فلا يعمرها أحد.
And al-hammâl (like zunnâr): the loose part of anything, and the land that wars have ravaged, so no one inhabits it.
وكشداد: اسم.
And like shaddâd: a name.
وكزبير: هميل بن الدمون، صحابي.
And like Zubayr: Humayl ibn al-Damun, a companion.
والهماليل: بقايا الكلأ، والضعاف من الطير، بلا واحد، والمخرق من الثياب.
And al-hamâlîl: remnants of herbage, and the weak of birds, without a singular form, and the ragged of clothes.