حلة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܠܐ (ḥellā, “dust, secretion, powdery film; veil”) stemming from the sense of a veil clouding or covering the eyes like dust or a film.

Noun

حُلَّة • (ḥulla) f (plural حُلَل (ḥulal))

1. suit, costume, attire

Declension

Declension of noun حُلَّة (ḥulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَّة ḥulla	الْحُلَّة al-ḥulla	حُلَّة ḥullat
Nominative	حُلَّةٌ ḥullatun	الْحُلَّةُ al-ḥullatu	حُلَّةُ ḥullatu
Accusative	حُلَّةً ḥullatan	الْحُلَّةَ al-ḥullata	حُلَّةَ ḥullata
Genitive	حُلَّةٍ ḥullatin	الْحُلَّةِ al-ḥullati	حُلَّةِ ḥullati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَّتَيْن ḥullatayn	الْحُلَّتَيْن al-ḥullatayn	حُلَّتَيْ ḥullatay
Nominative	حُلَّتَانِ ḥullatāni	الْحُلَّتَانِ al-ḥullatāni	حُلَّتَا ḥullatā
Accusative	حُلَّتَيْنِ ḥullatayni	الْحُلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥullatayni	حُلَّتَيْ ḥullatay
Genitive	حُلَّتَيْنِ ḥullatayni	الْحُلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥullatayni	حُلَّتَيْ ḥullatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَل ḥulal	الْحُلَل al-ḥulal	حُلَل ḥulal
Nominative	حُلَلٌ ḥulalun	الْحُلَلُ al-ḥulalu	حُلَلُ ḥulalu
Accusative	حُلَلًا ḥulalan	الْحُلَلَ al-ḥulala	حُلَلَ ḥulala
Genitive	حُلَلٍ ḥulalin	الْحُلَلِ al-ḥulali	حُلَلِ ḥulali

Etymology 2

From the root ح ل ل (ḥ-l-l).

Noun

حِلَّة • (ḥilla) f

1. mode of doing حَلّ (ḥall) or حُلُول (ḥulūl)

Declension

Declension of noun حِلَّة (ḥilla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَّة ḥilla	الْحِلَّة al-ḥilla	حِلَّة ḥillat
Nominative	حِلَّةٌ ḥillatun	الْحِلَّةُ al-ḥillatu	حِلَّةُ ḥillatu
Accusative	حِلَّةً ḥillatan	الْحِلَّةَ al-ḥillata	حِلَّةَ ḥillata
Genitive	حِلَّةٍ ḥillatin	الْحِلَّةِ al-ḥillati	حِلَّةِ ḥillati

Noun

حِلَّة • (ḥilla) f (plural حِلَال (ḥilāl) or أَحْلَال (ʔaḥlāl))

1. (Sudan, Chad, Nigeria, Mali, Mauritania) alighting-place, collection of tents, douar, settlement, village

   Synonyms: قَرْيَة (qarya), بَلَد (balad), ضَيْعَة (ḍayʕa), فَرِيق (farīq), رِحَال pl (riḥāl)

Declension

Declension of noun حِلَّة (ḥilla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَّة ḥilla	الْحِلَّة al-ḥilla	حِلَّة ḥillat
Nominative	حِلَّةٌ ḥillatun	الْحِلَّةُ al-ḥillatu	حِلَّةُ ḥillatu
Accusative	حِلَّةً ḥillatan	الْحِلَّةَ al-ḥillata	حِلَّةَ ḥillata
Genitive	حِلَّةٍ ḥillatin	الْحِلَّةِ al-ḥillati	حِلَّةِ ḥillati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَّتَيْن ḥillatayn	الْحِلَّتَيْن al-ḥillatayn	حِلَّتَيْ ḥillatay
Nominative	حِلَّتَانِ ḥillatāni	الْحِلَّتَانِ al-ḥillatāni	حِلَّتَا ḥillatā
Accusative	حِلَّتَيْنِ ḥillatayni	الْحِلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥillatayni	حِلَّتَيْ ḥillatay
Genitive	حِلَّتَيْنِ ḥillatayni	الْحِلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥillatayni	حِلَّتَيْ ḥillatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَال‎; أَحْلَال ḥilāl‎; ʔaḥlāl	الْحِلَال‎; الْأَحْلَال al-ḥilāl‎; al-ʔaḥlāl	حِلَال‎; أَحْلَال ḥilāl‎; ʔaḥlāl
Nominative	حِلَالٌ‎; أَحْلَالٌ ḥilālun‎; ʔaḥlālun	الْحِلَالُ‎; الْأَحْلَالُ al-ḥilālu‎; al-ʔaḥlālu	حِلَالُ‎; أَحْلَالُ ḥilālu‎; ʔaḥlālu
Accusative	حِلَالًا‎; أَحْلَالًا ḥilālan‎; ʔaḥlālan	الْحِلَالَ‎; الْأَحْلَالَ al-ḥilāla‎; al-ʔaḥlāla	حِلَالَ‎; أَحْلَالَ ḥilāla‎; ʔaḥlāla
Genitive	حِلَالٍ‎; أَحْلَالٍ ḥilālin‎; ʔaḥlālin	الْحِلَالِ‎; الْأَحْلَالِ al-ḥilāli‎; al-ʔaḥlāli	حِلَالِ‎; أَحْلَالِ ḥilāli‎; ʔaḥlāli

Etymology 3

From Aramaic חַלְּתָא / ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥalləṯā, “basket; bucket”), from which Neo-Babylonian 𒄬𒆷𒌓 (ḫallatu, “wicker basket”) is likely also derived. Traditionally however it has been connected with ح ل ل (ḥ-l-l) in the sense of alighting, stopping, or unpacking for camp; thought as a device so named for its use at a campsite.

Noun

حَلَّة • (ḥalla) f (plural حِلَل (ḥilal))

1. (Egypt, Sudan) cooking pot, especially made of copper
2. (Iraq) large basket or food bin, especially used to store wheat or cereal grains during travel

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَّة (ḥalla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَّة ḥalla	الْحَلَّة al-ḥalla	حَلَّة ḥallat
Nominative	حَلَّةٌ ḥallatun	الْحَلَّةُ al-ḥallatu	حَلَّةُ ḥallatu
Accusative	حَلَّةً ḥallatan	الْحَلَّةَ al-ḥallata	حَلَّةَ ḥallata
Genitive	حَلَّةٍ ḥallatin	الْحَلَّةِ al-ḥallati	حَلَّةِ ḥallati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَّتَيْن ḥallatayn	الْحَلَّتَيْن al-ḥallatayn	حَلَّتَيْ ḥallatay
Nominative	حَلَّتَانِ ḥallatāni	الْحَلَّتَانِ al-ḥallatāni	حَلَّتَا ḥallatā
Accusative	حَلَّتَيْنِ ḥallatayni	الْحَلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥallatayni	حَلَّتَيْ ḥallatay
Genitive	حَلَّتَيْنِ ḥallatayni	الْحَلَّتَيْنِ al-ḥallatayni	حَلَّتَيْ ḥallatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَل ḥilal	الْحِلَل al-ḥilal	حِلَل ḥilal
Nominative	حِلَلٌ ḥilalun	الْحِلَلُ al-ḥilalu	حِلَلُ ḥilalu
Accusative	حِلَلًا ḥilalan	الْحِلَلَ al-ḥilala	حِلَلَ ḥilala
Genitive	حِلَلٍ ḥilalin	الْحِلَلِ al-ḥilali	حِلَلِ ḥilali

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 50
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حلة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 621