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هلا

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns vocatives and calls directed at animals, particularly horses and camels. It includes terms for urging them forward, stopping them, or addressing them in specific situations like mating.

Derived headwords

هَلَاparticle
  1. 1.
    vocative for animalsclassical

    A vocative particle used to call or urge animals, especially horses and camels. It can mean 'move on' or 'stop'.

هَلَاverb
  1. 1.
    to urge onclassical

    To urge an animal, such as a horse or camel, to move forward or go faster.

  2. 2.
    to stopclassical

    To make an animal stop or halt.

Parallel reading

وأي جواد لا يقال له هلا
And what steed is it that is not told 'Hala' (move on)?
وهما زجران للناقة
And they are two calls for the she-camel.
وقد يسكن بها الإناث عند دنو الفحل منها
And females (she-camels) may be calmed by it when the male approaches them.
ألا حييا ليلى وقولا لها هلا
Verily, greet Layla and say to her 'Hala' (move on/stop).