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حلق

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'حلق' primarily relates to circularity, rings, and enclosure. It extends to concepts of shaving or removing hair, throat, and also encompasses terms for abundance, elevated places, and specific ailments or conditions.

Derived headwords

الحَلْقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    armorboth

    armor

  2. 2.
    door knocker/ringboth

    door knocker/ring

  3. 3.
    a circle of peopleboth

    a circle of people

الحَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    with two fatḥas, not according to analogyboth

    with two fatḥas, not according to analogy

  2. 2.
    the throatboth

    the throat

  3. 3.
    the plural is ḥulūqboth

    the plural is ḥulūq

حَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'both

    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'

  2. 2.
    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheepboth

    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheep

الحَلْقُومnoun
  1. 1.
    the throatboth

    the throat

تَحْلِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    its soaring in its flightboth

    its soaring in its flight

مُحَلَّقadjective
  1. 1.
    brandedclassical

    Marked with a brand in the shape of a ring or 'halqa'.

  2. 2.
    shavedboth

    Having had hair removed by shaving.

المُحَلِّقname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name of a man from the descendants of Abu Bakr bin Kilab.

مُحَلِّقadjective
  1. 1.
    roughclassical

    A garment that feels rough, as if it could shave hair.

الحَالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    full udderclassical

    A very full udder, as if the milk reaches its throat.

  2. 2.
    high mountainclassical

    An elevated mountain or peak.

  3. 3.
    hair-shaverclassical

    One who shaves hair; a barber.

حَلَقَ رأسهverb
  1. 1.
    to shave one's headboth

    To shave the head, often done for ritualistic or hygienic reasons.

الاحْتِلاقnoun
  1. 1.
    shavingboth

    shaving

حَلَّاقnoun
  1. 1.
    deathclassical

    A name for death or the appointed time of death.

  2. 2.
    throat ailmentclassical

    A pain or ailment in the throat.

حِلاقةnoun
  1. 1.
    sheared woolboth

    The wool that has been shorn from sheep or goats.

تَحَلَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to sit in a circleboth

    To gather and sit in a circular formation.

حَلَقَverb
  1. 1.
    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'both

    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'

  2. 2.
    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheepboth

    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheep

الحُلْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    partially ripe datesclassical

    Dates that have reached two-thirds of their ripeness, transitioning to softness.

المُحَلْقَنadjective
  1. 1.
    partially ripeclassical

    Describing a date that is partially ripe, similar to 'hulqan'.

الحَوْلَقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the saying 'there is no power or strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Most Great'both

    the saying 'there is no power or strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Most Great'

حَلَقَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    ringsboth

    Plural of 'halqa', referring to rings or circles.

حَلْقnoun
  1. 1.
    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'both

    he shaved his head, from the category of 'ḍaraba'

  2. 2.
    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheepboth

    he shaved his goat, and it is not said 'he sheared it' except for sheep

حَالِقadjective
  1. 1.
    shavedclassical

    One who shaves or has shaved.

  2. 2.
    twistedclassical

    Describing a vine that has twisted and clung to branches.

حَلْقِيadjective
  1. 1.
    related to the throatclassical

    Pertaining to the throat, often used in exclamations of grief or misfortune.

حَلْقَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    partially ripe dateclassical

    A single date that is partially ripe, similar to 'hulqan'.

مُحَلْقَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    partially ripe dateclassical

    A single date that is partially ripe, similar to 'hulqan'.

حَوَالِقnoun
  1. 1.
    full uddersclassical

    Plural of 'haliq', referring to very full udders.

Parallel reading

الحلقة بالتسكين: الدروع.
Al-halqah (with sukun): armor.
وكذلك حلقة الباب وحلقة القوم، والجمع الحلق على غير قياس.
And likewise the ring of the door and the circle of people, and its plural is al-hulq, which is irregular.
وحكى يونس عن أبي عمرو بن العلاء حلقة في الواحد بالتحريك، والجمع حلق وحلقات.
Yunus narrated from Abu Amr bin Al-Ala' 'halqah' (with harakah) for the singular, and its plurals are 'hulq' and 'halqāt'.
هؤلاء قوم حلقة، للذين يحلقون الشعر: جمع حالق.
These are people of halqah, for those who shave hair: plural of haliq.
الحلق: الحلقوم، والجمع الحلوق.
Al-halq: the throat, and its plural is al-hulūq.
والحلق، بالكسر: خاتم الملك.
And al-hilq (with kasr): the king's seal.
والحلق أيضا: المال الكثير.
And al-hilq also: abundant wealth.
تحليق الطائر: ارتفاعه في طيرانه.
Tahliq of a bird: its ascent in its flight.
وإبل محلقة: وسمها الحلق.
And branded camels: their brand is the halq (ring).
والحالق: الضرع الممتلئ كأن اللبن فيه إلى حلقه.
And al-haliq: the full udder, as if the milk in it reaches its throat.
والحالق من الكرم: ما التوى منه وتعلق بالقضبان.
And al-haliq of a vine: what has twisted from it and clung to the branches.
والحالق: الجبل المرتفع.
And al-haliq: the high mountain.
لا تفعل ذاك أمك حالق! أي أثكلها الله حتى تحلق شعرها.
Do not do that, may your mother be haliq! Meaning, may Allah bereave her so that she shaves her hair.
خمشى عقرى حلقى! كأنه من الحلق والعقر والخمش، وهو الخدش.
Khamshi, 'aqri, halqi! As if it is from halq (throat), 'aqr (striking), and khamsh (scratching).
عقرى حلقى، ما أراها إلا حابستنا.
'Aqri halqi, I do not see her as anything but detaining us.
والحلق: مصدر قولك حلق رأسه.
And al-halq: the masdar (verbal noun) of your saying 'halq ra'sahu' (he shaved his head).
وحلقوا رؤوسهم، شدد للكثرة.
And they shaved their heads, the shaddah indicates multiplicity.
والاحتلاق: الحلق.
And al-ihtilaq: al-halq (shaving).
يقال حلق معزه، ولا يقال جزه إلا في الضأن.
It is said 'halqa ma'zah' (he shaved his goat), but 'jazza' (sheared) is only said for sheep.
عنز محلوقة، وشعر حليق، ولحية حليق ولا يقال حليقة.
A shaved goat, and shaven hair, and a shaven beard, but 'halīqah' is not said.
وحلاق: اسم للمنية، مثال قطام، بنيت على الكسر لانه حصل فيها العدل والتأنيث والصفة الغلبة.
And hallāq: a name for death, like qattām, built on kasr because it contains derivation, feminization, and dominance of description.
لحقت حلاق بهم على أكسائهم ضرب الرقاب ولا يهم المغنم
Death overtook them on their cloaks, striking necks, and they did not care about the spoils.
وحلاقة المعزى بالضم: ما حلق من شعره.
And hilāqat al-ma'z (with dammah): what was shaven from its wool.
والحلاق أيضا: وجع في الحلق.
And al-hillāq also: a pain in the throat.
ويقال: إن رأسه لجيد الحلاق بالكسر.
And it is said: his head is good for al-hillāq (throat ailment).
تحلق القوم: جلسوا حلقة حلقة.
The people tahallaqū: they sat in circles, circle by circle.
وحلق الفرس والحمار بالكسر يحلق حلقا، إذا سفد فأصابه فساد في قضيبه من تقشر واحمرار، فيداوى بالخصاء.
And a horse or donkey halaq (with kasr) yahluqu halaqan, if it mates and its penis is affected by corruption from peeling and redness, it is treated by castration.
خصيتك يا ابن جمرة بالقوافي كما يخصى من الحلق الحمار
I have castrated you, son of Jamrah, with verses, just as the donkey is castrated from al-halq.
ويوم تحلاق اللمم: يوم لتغلب على بكر ابني وائل، لان الحلق كان شعارهم يومئذ.
And the day of tahlaq al-limam: a day for Taghlib against Bakr ibn Wa'il, because shaving (al-halq) was their slogan on that day.
والحلقان بالضم: البسر إذا بلغ الارطاب ثلثيه.
And al-hulqān (with dammah): dates when they reach two-thirds of ripeness.
وكذلك المحلقن.
And likewise al-muhalqan.
والبسرة الواحدة حلقانة ومحلقنة.
And a single date is halqānah and muhalqanah.
يقال قد أكثرت من الحولقة، إذا أكثرت من قول: لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله.
It is said: 'You have done much haulqalah', if you frequently say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no might nor power except with Allah).