← Back to Taj al-Arus

ه ل د م

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes coarse, thick, or worn-out coverings, particularly textiles. It extends to describe something old or aged, like an old woman or the graying of hair, metaphorically linking the worn appearance of fabric to the signs of age.

Derived headwords

الهلدمnoun
  1. 1.
    worn coveringclassical

    A visible covering made of patches, implying something worn and repaired.

  2. 2.
    coarse fabricclassical

    A rough, thick, and coarse piece of fabric or padding.

هلدمهnoun
  1. 1.
    gray hairclassical

    Metaphorically refers to the graying of hair, likening it to the worn appearance of old fabric.

الهلدمnoun
  1. 1.
    old womanclassical

    An old woman, likely due to her aged and perhaps worn appearance.

Parallel reading

وهو: (الكساء الظاهر الرقاع، و) في المحكم: هو (اللبد الجافي الغليظ)
It is: (the covering apparent with patches, and) in Al-Muhkam: it is (the coarse, thick padding).
قال: (عليه من لبد الزمان هلدمه ... )
He said: (Upon him from the padding of time is his 'haldamah' ...)
يعني من لبد الزمان: الشيب.
Meaning from the padding of time: gray hair.
الهلدم: العجوز.
Al-Haldam: the old woman.