حلف

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns oaths, pacts, and alliances. It extends to the act of swearing, the binding nature of agreements, and the parties involved in such covenants. It also encompasses related concepts like kinship and specific geographical or botanical terms.

Derived headwords

حَلَفَverb

1.
he swearsboth
he swears

حَلْفnoun

1.
he swearsboth
he swears

حِلْفnoun

1.
he swearsboth
he swears

مَحْلُوفnoun

1.
oath (as object)classical
That which is sworn upon or invoked in an oath; the subject of an oath.

أَحْلَفَverb

1.
to make swearboth
To cause someone else to take an oath or swear.

حَلَّفَverb

1.
he swearsboth
he swears

اسْتَحْلَفَverb

1.
to make swearboth
To require or compel someone to take an oath.

تَحَالُفnoun

1.
mutual allianceboth
The act of forming a pact or alliance with others.

تَحَالَفَverb

1.
to form an allianceboth
To enter into a pact or alliance with others, often for mutual support.

حَالَفَverb

1.
he made a covenant with himboth
he made a covenant with him

حَلِيفnoun

1.
allyboth
One who is in an alliance or pact with another; a confederate.

الأحْلافnoun

1.
alliances (group name)classical
A specific group or faction, particularly among the Thaqif tribe, distinguished by their alliances.

حَلِيفُ اللِّسَانadjective

1.
eloquentclassical
Having a sharp, eloquent, and fluent tongue; skilled in speech.

مُحَلِّفَةadjective

1.
indistinguishableclassical
Describing something whose true nature or identity is uncertain, leading to doubt or oaths about it.

الحُلْفَاءnoun

1.
a plant in waterboth
a plant in water

حَلْفَةnoun

1.
he made him swear repeatedlyboth
he made him swear repeatedly
2.
its singularboth
its singular

ذُو الحُلَيْفَةname

1.
a placeboth
a place

Parallel reading

حلف أي أقسم

Halafa means to swear an oath.

يحلف حلفا وحلفا ومحلوفا

He swears an oath, a sworn oath, and a sworn object.

وهو أحد ما جاء من المصادر على مفعول

And it is one of the sources that come in the form of maf'ul (object).

وأحلفته أنا وحلفته واستحلفته، كله بمعنى

And I made him swear, and he swore, and I asked him to swear; all have the same meaning.

والحلف بالكسر: العهد يكون بين القوم

And al-Hlif (with kasra) is the covenant that exists between people.

وقد حالفه، أي عاهده

And he allied with him, meaning he made a pact with him.

وتحالفوا، أي تعاهدوا

And they formed alliances, meaning they made pacts with each other.

وفي الحديث أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم " حالف بين قريش والأنصار "، يعني آخى بينهم، لانه لاحلف في الاسلام

And in the hadith, it is narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 'allied between Quraysh and the Ansar,' meaning he established brotherhood between them, because there are no alliances (in the pre-Islamic sense) in Islam.

والاحلاف الذين في شعر زهير، هم أسد وغطفان، لانهم تحالفوا على التناصر

And the 'Alliances' mentioned in Zuhayr's poetry are Banu Asad and Ghatafan, because they allied for mutual support.

والاحلاف أيضا: قوم من ثقيف، لان ثقيفا فرقتان: بنو مالك، والاحلاف

And 'Al-Ahlaf' also refers to a group from Thaqif, because Thaqif was divided into two factions: Banu Malik and Al-Ahlaf.

والحليف: المحالف

And al-Halif is the one who allies.

ويقال لبنى أسد وطيئ: الحليفان

And Banu Asad and Tayyi' are called 'the two allies'.

ويقال أيضا لفزارة ولاسد: حليفان، لان خزاعة لما أجلت بنى أسد عن الحرم خرجت فحالفت طيئا ثم حالفت بنى فزارة

And also for Fazara and Asad, they are called 'two allies,' because when Khuzā'ah expelled Banu Asad from the Haram, they went out and allied with Tayyi', then allied with Banu Fazara.

ورجل حليف اللسان، إذا كان حديد اللسان فصيحا

And a man 'halif al-lisān' is one who has a sharp, eloquent tongue.

وقولهم " حضار والوزن محلفان "، وهما نجمان يطلعان قبل سهيل فيظن الناس بكل واحد منهما أنه سهيل، فيحلف واحد أنه سهيل ويحلف آخر أنه ليس به

And their saying 'Hudhar and al-Wazn are muḥallifān' refers to two stars that appear before Suhail, and people mistake each one for Suhail, so one swears it is Suhail and another swears it is not.

كميت غير محلفة ولكن كلون الصرف عل به الأديم

A dark bay horse, not one whose color is doubted, but rather like the color of saffron dyed onto leather.

يقول: هي خالصة اللون لا يحلف عليها أنها ليست كذلك

He means: it is pure in color, and one would not swear that it is otherwise.

والحلفاء: نبت في الماء

And al-Hulfa' is a plant in the water.

واحدتها حلفة مثل قصبة وطرفة

Its singular is halfah, like qasabah (reed) and tarfah (tamarix).

وقال الاصمعي: حلفة بكسر اللام

And Al-Asma'i said: halfah (with kasra on the lam).

ذوالحليفة: موضع

Dhu al-Hulayfah: a place.