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هلج

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns dreams, sleep, and the act of concealing or hiding things. It also extends to describing someone who has many dreams without substance, or someone who speaks of uncertain matters. A specific medicinal fruit is also derived from this root.

Derived headwords

الإِهْلِيلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Myrobalan fruitboth

    A known fruit, often described as having varieties that are yellow, black, or Kabuli. It is considered ripe and beneficial, particularly for the brain and stomach.

إِهْلِيلَجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Myrobalan fruit (singular)both

    The singular form of the myrobalan fruit.

الهَالِجnoun
  1. 1.
    Dreamer without substanceclassical

    Someone who has many dreams but achieves nothing substantial from them.

هَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To speak of uncertain mattersclassical

    To report news or information about which one is not certain or does not have firm conviction.

الهَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Confused dreamsclassical

    A jumble or mixture of dreams, often nonsensical.

الهَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Light sleepclassical

    A state of light sleep, or something seen in a dream that is not a true vision.

الهَلَجname
  1. 1.
    Muhammad ibn al-Abbas al-Balkhiboth

    The name of a specific Hadith narrator, Muhammad ibn al-Abbas al-Balkhi.

هَلْجَعَةname
  1. 1.
    Ya'qub ibn Zaydboth

    The name of a reliable narrator, Ya'qub ibn Zayd ibn Haljah ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Mulaykah al-Taimi.

أَهْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    To concealclassical

    To hide or keep something secret. It is suggested that this might be a variant of 'ahmajama' (أهمجه) with a substituted letter.

Parallel reading

وهو معرب إهليله
And it is a Persian loanword for 'ihlilaj'.
وإنما فتحوا اللام ليوافق وزنه أوزان العرب
They only opened the 'lam' so that its pattern would conform to Arabic patterns.
وهو على أقاسم
And it has different types.
منه أصفر ومنه أسود وهو البالع النضيج
Some of it is yellow, some is black, and it is the ripe, edible one.
وله منافع جمة، ذكرها الأطباء في كتبهم
And it has numerous benefits, which the physicians mentioned in their books.
منها أنه ينفع من الخوانيق، ويحفظ العقل، ويزيل الصداع باستعماله مربى
Among them is that it benefits sore throats, preserves the intellect, and removes headaches when used as a preserve.
وهو في المعدة كالكذبانونة في البيت
And it is in the stomach like the 'kadhabanunah' is in the household.
وهي المرأة العاقلة المدبرة تترك البيت في غاية الصلاح
And she is the intelligent, managing woman who leaves the household in the utmost state of well-being.
فكذالك هاطا الدواء للدماغ والمعدة
Thus, this medicine is for the brain and the stomach.
والهالج: الكثير الأحلام بلا تحصيل
And 'al-halij': the one with many dreams without achievement.
وهلج يهلج، بالكسر، هلجا: أخبر بما لا يؤمن به من الأخبار
And 'halaja' (he narrated), 'yuhlij' (he narrates), with kasra, 'haljan': to report news about which one is not certain.
والهلج، بالضم: الأضغاث في النوم
And 'al-halaj', with damma: confused dreams during sleep.
والهلج بالفتح: أخف النوم، وشيء تراه في نومك مما ليس برؤيا صادقة
And 'al-halaj', with fatha: light sleep, and something you see in your sleep that is not a true vision.
وأهلجه: إذا أخفاه، كأهمجه
And 'ahlejahu': if he concealed it, like 'ahmajahu'.