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حلق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the process of ripening, specifically for dates. It describes the stage where dates reach a certain level of maturity, transitioning from hard to soft.

Derived headwords

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

مُحَلِّقِنٌadjective
  1. 1.
    ripeningclassical

    Describing a date that has reached two-thirds of its ripening stage, indicating it is becoming soft.

Parallel reading

حَلَقَ البُسْرُ فَهُوَ مُحَلِّقِنٌ، إِذَا بَلَغَ الاِرْطِبَابُ ثُلُثَيْهِ.
The unripe dates ripened, and it is a ripening date, when the moistness has reached two-thirds of it.