هلث

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a large, noisy group of people. It can also refer to a state of physical weakness or a specific location in Basra. Additionally, it is used to describe the lowest stratum of society.

Derived headwords

الهلثىnoun

1.
Large, noisy groupclassical
A large and numerous group of people whose voices are raised.

الهلثاءnoun

1.
Large, noisy groupclassical
A large and numerous group of people whose voices are raised.

الهلثاءةnoun

1.
Large, noisy groupclassical
A large and numerous group of people whose voices are raised.
2.
Group, factionclassical
A group or faction, often implying a division or scattering.

الهلثةnoun

1.
Large, noisy groupclassical
A large and numerous group of people whose voices are raised.

هلاثnoun

1.
Lassitude, weaknessclassical
A state of weakness or relaxation that befalls a person.

الهلثاءةnoun

1.
Lassitude, weaknessclassical
A state of weakness or relaxation that befalls a person.

هلثىname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place located in Basra, situated between the city and the sea.

الهلائثnoun

1.
Lowly people, rabbleclassical
The lowest or most base people, referring to the dregs of society.

Parallel reading

الهلثى، بالفتح والقصر، أهمله الجوهري

Al-Halathā, with fatḥa and qasr, was omitted by Al-Jawhari.

وقال الليث: الهلثى (والهلثاء والهلثاءة) بالفتح ممدودان عن أبي عمر و

And Al-Layth said: Al-Halathā (and Al-Halathā' and Al-Halathā'ah), with fatḥa and madd, according to Abu 'Amr.

(ويكسران)، مع المد والتنوين، كذا عن الفراء

(and they are pronounced with kasra), with madd and tanwin, as narrated from Al-Farra'.

(والهلثة بالضم)، كل ذالك: (جماعة) من الناس كثيرة (علت أصواتهم)

(and Al-Halathah with ḍamma), all of that: a large group of people whose voices are raised.

يقال: جاء فلان في هلثاء من أصحابه

It is said: So-and-so came with a large group of his companions.

وقال ثعلب: الهلثاة، مقصور: الجماعة

And Tha'lab said: Al-Halthāh, short form: the group.

قال: وهم أكثر من الوضيمة وجاءت هلثاءة من كل وجه، أي فرق

He said: And they are more numerous than Al-Waḍīmah, and a group came from every direction, meaning a faction.

(و) هلاث (كغراب: الاسترخاء يعتري الإنسان، كالهلثاءة) بالفتح (ويكسر)

(And Halāth, like Ghurāb: lassitude that befalls a person, like Al-Halathā'ah) with fatḥa (and kasra).

(و) هلثى (كسكرى: ع بالبصرة) بينها وبين البحر

(And Halthā, like Sukrā: a place in Basra) between it and the sea.

الهلائث: وهم السفلة من الناس، وهو من هلائثهم، عن ابن الأعرابي

Al-Halā'ith: they are the lowly people, and he is from their lowly ones, according to Ibn Al-A'rābī.

وقال ابن سيده: أرى أن معناه من خشارتهم، أو جماعتهم

And Ibn Sīdah said: I think its meaning is from their dregs, or their group.