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ح ل ك

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes intense blackness, often compared to the color of a raven. It also extends to meanings related to darkness, burning, and specific creatures or objects associated with these qualities.

Derived headwords

الحُلْكَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessboth

    Extreme darkness of color, likened to that of a raven.

  2. 2.
    a type of insectclassical

    A small creature that burrows in sand, or a type of lizard.

  3. 3.
    a speech impedimentclassical

    A defect or impediment in speech, a lisp.

الحَلْكُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessboth

    The quality of being intensely black, similar to the color of a raven.

  2. 2.
    raven's beakclassical

    The beak of a raven, used metaphorically for intense blackness.

  3. 3.
    colorclassical

    The hue or color of something.

حَلِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackboth

    To become extremely dark in color, like a raven.

اِحْلَوْلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackclassical

    To become intensely black, a more emphatic form.

حَالِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackboth

    Describing something that is extremely black, like a raven.

مَحْلُولَكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Extremely black, similar to the adjective 'حالك'.

حَلْكَلكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    A rare form indicating intense blackness.

حَلْكُوكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    A form denoting extreme blackness.

مَحْلَنْكِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    A form indicating intense blackness.

مُسْتَحْلِكٌadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Extremely black, often implying a burnt or scorched appearance.

حَلْكَةُ الغُرَابِnoun
  1. 1.
    raven's blacknessclassical

    The intense black color associated with a raven.

الحُلْكَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of lizardclassical

    A species of lizard, also known as 'al-Halkaa'.

الحَلْكَاءُnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of lizardclassical

    A type of lizard, similar to 'al-Halkah'.

الحُلْكَىnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessclassical

    A state of extreme blackness.

حَلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely blackclassical

    To become intensely black.

حُلُوكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessclassical

    The state of being intensely black.

حُلُوكَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessclassical

    The state of being intensely black.

حَالِكَةُ الغُرَابِnoun
  1. 1.
    raven's blacknessclassical

    The intense blackness of a raven, used poetically.

الحَلْكَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense blacknessclassical

    A term for extreme blackness, used in proverbs.

Parallel reading

الحلكة بالضم، والحلك محركة: شدة السواد كلون الغراب
Al-Hulkah (with dammah) and al-Halk (vowelized) mean intense blackness, like the color of a raven.
وقد حلك، كفرح واحلولك مثله فهو حالك ومحلولك
And he became intensely black, like 'faraha', and 'iḥlūlaka' is similar, so he is 'ḥālik' and 'maḥlūlak'.
وتركت الفريش مستحلكا وهو الشديد السواد كالمحترق
And I left the Fariṣ (a type of animal) intensely black, like it was burnt.
أسود حالك
Intensely black.
حلك الغراب، محركة: حنكه، أو سواده
Ḥalk al-ghurāb (vowelized) means its beak, or its blackness.
يقولون: هو أسود من حلك الغراب
They say: 'He is blacker than the blackness of a raven'.
قال يعقوب: قال الفراء: قلت لأعرابي: أتقول كأنه حنك الغراب أو حلكه فقال: لا أقول حلكه أبدا
Ya'qub said: Al-Farra' said: I asked a Bedouin: Do you say 'as if it were the raven's beak or its blackness'? He said: I never say 'its blackness'.
وقال أبو زيد: الحلك: اللون، والحنك: المنقار
And Abu Zayd said: Al-Halk is the color, and al-Ḥanak is the beak.
فقالت: من حلك الغراب، فقلت: أتقولينها من حنك الغراب فقالت: لا أقولها أبدا
She said: From the blackness of the raven. I said: Do you say it from the raven's beak? She said: I never say it.
والحلكة، بالضم: الحكلة مقلوب عنه، يقال: في لسانه حلكة وحكلة بمعنى واحد
And al-Hulkah (with dammah) is the reverse of al-Ḥuklah; it is said: 'He has a lisp and a lisp' meaning the same thing.
والحلكة: دويبة تغوص في الرمل، أو ضرب من العظاء كالحلكاء بالضم والمد
And al-Hulkah is a small creature that burrows in sand, or a type of lizard like al-Halkā' (with dammah and madd).
حلك الشيء يحلك من حد نصر حلوكا وحلوكة: اشتد سواده
Ḥalaka a thing, yaḥluku, from the verb naṣara, ḥulūkan and ḥulūkatan: its blackness intensified.
مداد مثل حالكة الغراب
Ink like the blackness of the raven.
إنه لحلكة
Indeed, it is intensely black.
يا ذا البجاد الحلكه والزوجة المشتركه لست لمن ليست لكه
O you of the black cloak and shared wife, you are not for her who is not yours.