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هلف

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone or something that is heavy, coarse, or perhaps slow and unrefined. It is associated with physical characteristics like a large beard and a general lack of refinement or grace.

Derived headwords

الهلوفadjective
  1. 1.
    heavy, coarseclassical

    Describes someone who is heavy, coarse, and unrefined in manner or appearance.

  2. 2.
    large-beardedclassical

    Specifically refers to a person with a large, prominent beard.

كهلوفadjective
  1. 1.
    like a helufclassical

    Used in a comparative sense, meaning 'like the heluf,' implying the negative qualities associated with the term heluf.

عملname
  1. 1.
    he workedboth

    he worked

  2. 2.
    inclined to workboth

    inclined to work

Parallel reading

الهلوف: الثقيل الجافي العظيم اللحية.
Al-Halūf: the heavy, coarse, large-bearded one.
أشبه أبا أمك أو أشبه عمل ولا تكونن كهلوف
Be like your maternal grandfather, or be like 'Amal, but do not be like the helūf.
وكل يصبح في موضعه قد انجدل وارق إلى الخيرات زنأ في الجبل
And each one settles in his place, has fallen down, and is inclined towards good deeds, having settled in the mountain.
عمل: اسم رجل، وهو خاله.
'Amal: the name of a man, and he is her maternal uncle.
تقول: لا تجاوزنا في الشبه.
She says: 'Let us not exceed in resemblance.'