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حلج

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root حلج primarily relates to the process of carding or cleaning cotton, involving beating and separating fibers. It extends metaphorically to actions like traveling, moving, or stirring, and also describes physical attributes like speed, size, and even sounds.

Derived headwords

حَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to card cottonboth

    To beat and clean cotton using a tool called a 'mihlaj' on a 'mihlaj' (carding board).

  2. 2.
    to travelclassical

    To travel a long distance, often implying a significant journey.

  3. 3.
    to spread wingsclassical

    For a rooster to spread its wings and approach a hen for mating.

  4. 4.
    to roll doughclassical

    To roll out dough, likely for baking.

  5. 5.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike with a stick.

  6. 6.
    to pass gasclassical

    To emit flatulence.

  7. 7.
    to walk slowlyclassical

    To walk little by little.

  8. 8.
    to widen stepsclassical

    To widen one's steps while running.

حَلْجnoun
  1. 1.
    cardingboth

    The act of carding cotton.

  2. 2.
    travelclassical

    A journey or a stretch of travel.

  3. 3.
    strikingclassical

    An act of striking.

  4. 4.
    passing gasclassical

    The act of passing gas.

  5. 5.
    walking slowlyclassical

    Walking little by little.

  6. 6.
    widening stepsclassical

    Widening one's steps in running.

  7. 7.
    fruit pulpclassical

    The pulp or juice of harvested fruit.

حَلَّاجadjective
  1. 1.
    cotton carderboth

    One who cards cotton; a cotton dresser.

حَلِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    carded cottonboth

    Cotton that has been carded or cleaned.

  2. 2.
    milk and datesclassical

    Milk in which dates have been soaked, resulting in a sweet mixture.

  3. 3.
    butterclassical

    Butter made by pouring milk over churned cream.

المِحْلاجnoun
  1. 1.
    cotton carding toolboth

    The tool or instrument used for carding cotton.

  2. 2.
    rolling pinclassical

    A wooden or stone tool used to flatten dough, also called a 'marqaaq'.

  3. 3.
    lightweight donkeyclassical

    A light or swift breed of donkeys.

  4. 4.
    bellowsclassical

    A bellows, used for fanning a fire.

المِحْلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    carding boardboth

    The board or surface upon which cotton is carded.

  2. 2.
    spindleclassical

    The axle or spindle of a pulley.

المِحْلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    carding boardclassical

    A board or stone used for carding cotton.

الحُلَيْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    milk and datesboth

    A mixture of milk and dates, considered sweet.

  2. 2.
    butterclassical

    Butter made by pouring milk over churned cream.

  3. 3.
    fruit juiceclassical

    The juice or extract of ripe fruit.

الحُلُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    flashing cloudsclassical

    Bright or flashing clouds, indicating lightning.

  2. 2.
    heavy eatersclassical

    People who eat a lot.

مَحْلُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    quickclassical

    Quick, prompt, and present; referring to a quick-witted person.

اِحْتَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to take one's rightclassical

    To seize or take one's due or right forcefully.

تَحَلَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateclassical

    To hesitate or waver in one's mind, often implying doubt or suspicion.

  2. 2.
    to enter the heartclassical

    To enter or affect the heart or mind, often used in a negative context of doubt.

حَلَجَ الغَيْمverb phrase
  1. 1.
    clouds rainedclassical

    For clouds to rain or pour down.

حَلَجَ التَّلْبِينَةverb phrase
  1. 1.
    to stir porridgeclassical

    To stir or mix porridge or a similar thick food.

المِحْلاجnoun
  1. 1.
    bellowsclassical

    A bellows, used for fanning a fire, also metaphorically for a bull's horn.

Parallel reading

حلج القطن بالمحلاج على المحلج
He carded the cotton with the carding tool on the carding board.
إذا ندفه وهو حلاج أي نداف
If he beats it, he is a carder, meaning a cotton dresser.
والقطن حليج أي مندوف
And the cotton is carded, meaning cleaned.
كأن أصواتها إذا سمعت بها جذب المحابض يحلجن المحارينا
As if their sounds, when you hear them, are the pulling of the beaters carding the cotton seeds.
حلج القوم ليلتهم أي ساروها
The people traveled through their night, meaning they traversed it.
وبيننا وبينهم حلجة صالحة
And between us and them is a good distance, a journey's obstacle.
حلج الديك نشر جناحيه ومشى إلى أنثاه للسفاد
The rooster spread its wings and walked to its hen for mating.
حلج الخبزة دورها
He rolled the bread, meaning he flattened it.
حلج بالعصا ضرب
He struck with the stick.
حلج إذا حبق
He carded, meaning he passed gas.
حلج إذا مشى قليلا قليلا
He carded, meaning he walked little by little.
حلج في العدو باعد بين خطاه
He carded in his run, meaning he widened the space between his steps.
المحلاج: الخفيف من الحمر
The mihlaj: the light one among the donkeys.
المحلاج: خشبة أو حجر يوسع الخبزخ بها
The mihlaj: a piece of wood or stone used to flatten dough.
المحلاج: ما يحلج به القطن
The mihlaj: what is used to card cotton.
وحرفته الحلاجة
And its profession is carding.
المحلج ما يحلج عليه
The mihlaj is what is carded upon.
المحلج: محور البكرة
The mihlaj: the axle of the pulley.
والحليجة: لبن ينقع فيه تمر
And the Hulayjah: milk in which dates are soaked.
الحلج: هي التمور بالألبان
Al-Halj: dates with milk.
الحلوج: البارقة من السحاب
Al-Huluj: the flashing clouds.
نقد محلج أي وحي سريع حاضر
A quick critique, meaning prompt and present.
والحلج بضمتين هم الكثيرو الأكل
And Al-Halj (with two dammah): they are the gluttonous ones.
واحتلج حقه: أخذه
And he took his right: he seized it.
ما تحلج ذالك في صدري، أي ما تعردد فأشك فيه
That did not hesitate in my chest, meaning it did not waver so I doubt it.
لا يتحلجن في صدرك طعام ضارتت فيه النصرانية
Let no food enter your heart that Christianity has corrupted.
حتى تروه يحلج في قومه
Until you see him moving swiftly among his people.
حلج الغيم حلجا: أمطرا
The clouds carded, meaning they rained.
حلج التلبينة أو الهريسة: سوطها
He carded the Talbina or Hareesa: he stirred it.