هلمع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or a less common form related to rapid crying or weeping. It is discussed in relation to other similar roots and its potential etymological origins.

Derived headwords

الهلمعnoun

1.
rapid crierclassical
A term referring to someone who cries quickly or easily. It is considered a linguistic variant.

أهلمعverb

1.
to cry quicklyclassical
The verb form associated with being a rapid crier. It is presented as a variant of a similar verb.

Parallel reading

الهلمع، كعملس، أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان

Al-hilma', like 'amlas', was neglected by Al-Jauhari and the author of Al-Lisan.

وقال الصاغاني: هو السريع البكاء

And Al-Saghani said: it is the rapid crier.

لغة في الهرمع بالراء

A linguistic variant of al-hirmā' with the letter ra'.

يقال: اهرمع، واهلمع

It is said: ahrma'a, and ahlama'.

وظاهره أنه رباعي

And its apparent form is that it is quadriliteral.

وإليه ذهب الصرفيون

And the grammarians went with this opinion.

وعلى رأي الجوهري ومن تبعه: اللام زائدة

And according to the opinion of Al-Jauhari and those who followed him: the lam is extra.

وأصل تركيبه همع

And the origin of its composition is ham'a.

وعلى رأي ابن فارس يكون منحوتا من هلع وهمع

And according to the opinion of Ibn Faris, it is a blend of hala'a and hama'a.

فتأمل

So ponder.