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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the name 'Heracles' or 'Heraclius' and its derivatives. It also extends to a type of sieve and a place name in Roman territory, with associated adjectives describing things related to these concepts.

Derived headwords

هِرَقْلname
  1. 1.
    Heracles/Heracliusboth

    The name of the Greek hero Heracles, and later famously associated with the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.

هِرَقْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Sieveclassical

    A sieve, used for sifting grain or other materials.

هِرَقْلَةname
  1. 1.
    Place namemodern

    A location in Roman territory, specifically mentioned as being near Konya, and known today as 'Badakla'.

هِرَقْلِيَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    Heraclianboth

    Pertaining to Heraclius or the Roman/Byzantine emperors. Also used to describe worn-out or old clothes.

Parallel reading

غلب الليالي خلف آل محرق ... وكما فعلن بتبع وبهرقل
Overcoming the nights behind the clan of Muḥriq... and as they did to Tubba' and Bahraqal.
وأرض هرقل قد قهرت وداهرا
And the land of Heraclius, you have conquered it and for a long time.
ملك الروم، أول من ضرب الدنانير، وأول من أحدث البيعة والكنائس.
The King of the Romans, the first to mint dinars, and the first to establish the church and the [other] churches.
الهرقل، كزبرج: المنخل
Al-Hiraql, like zubruj: the sieve.
هرقلة، كسبحلة: د، م معروف بالروم
Hiraqlah, like sabḥalah: a place, a region, known in Roman lands.
ثياب هرقلية، أي: خلقان.
Heraclian garments, meaning: worn-out.
أجئتم بها هرقلية وقوقية
Have you brought them Heraclian and Qūqiyyah (referring to worn-out clothes).
أراد أن البيعة لأولاد الملوك سنة ملوك الروم والعجم.
He meant that the church belongs to the children of kings, following the custom of the kings of Rome and Persia.