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حلت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'حلت' primarily relates to the act of completing, fulfilling, or finishing something. It extends to concepts of giving, bestowing, and even physically removing or shaving.

Derived headwords

الحِلْتِيتnoun
  1. 1.
    Asafetida gummodern

    A resinous gum derived from certain plants, specifically Ferula assa-foetida.

حَلَتَverb
  1. 1.
    The woman completed her waiting period (iddah)both

    The woman completed her waiting period (iddah)

حَلَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    The woman completed her waiting period (iddah)both

    The woman completed her waiting period (iddah)

حَلَّيْتَverb
  1. 1.
    I described its ornament/appearanceboth

    I described its ornament/appearance

  2. 2.
    I made it sweetboth

    I made it sweet

  3. 3.
    I adorned her with jewelryboth

    I adorned her with jewelry

  4. 4.
    she became adorned with jewelryboth

    she became adorned with jewelry

Parallel reading

الحلتيت: صمغ الانجذان
Al-Hiltit: gum of the asafoetida plant.
ولا تقل حلتيث بالثاء
And do not say 'hiltith' with a thaa'.
وربما قالوا حليت بتشديد اللام
And sometimes they say 'hulayta' with a shadda on the laam.
وحلت رأسي: حلقته
And 'halatta ra'si': I shaved my head.
وحلت ديني: قضيته
And 'halatta dayni': I fulfilled my debt.
وحلت الصوف: مرقته
And 'halatta as-soof': I carded the wool.
وحلت فلانا: أعطيته
And 'halatta fulanan': I gave to so-and-so.
حلته مائة سوط: جلدته
I gave him one hundred lashes: I beat him.