حلقن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root describes the stages of a date's ripening process, specifically when it begins to soften and sweeten. It details different terms for partially ripened dates based on the part that ripens first.

Derived headwords

الحَلْقَانَةُnoun

1.
partially ripened dateclassical
A date that has begun to ripen, specifically when the softening starts from the stem end.

الحَلْقَانُnoun

1.
partially ripened datesclassical
The plural form referring to dates that have begun to ripen, specifically when the softening starts from the stem end.

حَلْقَنَverb

1.
to begin to ripen (date)classical
The verb form indicating that a date has started to ripen, particularly from the stem end.

مُحَلْقَنٌadjective

1.
partially ripened (date)classical
An adjective describing a date that has begun to ripen, especially from the stem end.

مُحَلْقَمٌadjective

1.
partially ripened (date)classical
An adjective describing a date that has begun to ripen, similar to 'muhallaqan', implying the initial stages of softening.

الحَلْقَامَةُnoun

1.
partially ripened dateclassical
A term for a date that has started to ripen, particularly from the stem end, synonymous with 'al-halqanah'.

Parallel reading

الحلقانة والحلقان، بضمهما: البسر بدا فيه النضج

Al-halqanah and al-halqan, with both prefixed with dammah: are dates where the ripening has begun.

من قبل قمعه، فإذا أرطب من قبل الذنب فهو التذنوب

From the direction of its stem; and if it ripens from the direction of its tail, then it is al-tadhnūb.

أبو بلغ الإرطاب ثلثيه

Abu stated that two-thirds of it has ripened.

فإذا بدا من قبل ذنبه فهو مذنب

And if it appears from its tail, then it is mudhnib.

أبو بلغ نصفه فهو مجزع؛ قاله أبو عبيد

Abu stated that half of it has ripened, then it is mujza'; Abu Ubaid said this.

وقد حلقن

And it has begun to ripen.

فهو محلقن وحلقان

And it is muhallaqan and halqan.

ويقال: الحلقانة للواحد، والحلقان للجمع

And it is said: Al-halqanah is for the singular, and al-halqan is for the plural.

ورطب محلقن ومحلقم، وهي الحلقانة والحلقامة

And a date is muhallaqan and muhallaqam, and they are al-halqanah and al-halqamah.