حلق

See also: خلق, خلف, جلق, and خ ل ق

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ل ق (ḥ-l-q).

Verb

1. to shave, to shear

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حلق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Verb

1. to peel
2. to destroy
3. to cut off entirely
4. to cause pain

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “حلق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate

Verb

1. (obsolete) to injure in the throat
2. to fill (a cistern)
3. to determine approximately

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Verb

حَلَّقَ • (ḥallaqa) II (non-past يُحَلِّقُ (yuḥalliqu), verbal noun تَحْلِيق (taḥlīq))

1. to shave smooth
2. to soar into the air, to fly in circles
3. to rise
4. to have a halo
5. to be three-quarters ripe
6. to make round
7. to surround
8. to clothe

Conjugation

    Conjugation of حَلَّقَ (II, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun تَحْلِيق)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحْلِيق taḥlīq
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحَلِّق muḥalliq
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحَلَّق muḥallaq
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَلَّقْتُ ḥallaqtu	حَلَّقْتَ ḥallaqta	حَلَّقَ ḥallaqa		حَلَّقْتُمَا ḥallaqtumā	حَلَّقَا ḥallaqā		حَلَّقْنَا ḥallaqnā	حَلَّقْتُمْ ḥallaqtum	حَلَّقُوا ḥallaqū
	f		حَلَّقْتِ ḥallaqti	حَلَّقَتْ ḥallaqat			حَلَّقَتَا ḥallaqatā			حَلَّقْتُنَّ ḥallaqtunna	حَلَّقْنَ ḥallaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَلِّقُ ʔuḥalliqu	تُحَلِّقُ tuḥalliqu	يُحَلِّقُ yuḥalliqu		تُحَلِّقَانِ tuḥalliqāni	يُحَلِّقَانِ yuḥalliqāni		نُحَلِّقُ nuḥalliqu	تُحَلِّقُونَ tuḥalliqūna	يُحَلِّقُونَ yuḥalliqūna
	f		تُحَلِّقِينَ tuḥalliqīna	تُحَلِّقُ tuḥalliqu			تُحَلِّقَانِ tuḥalliqāni			تُحَلِّقْنَ tuḥalliqna	يُحَلِّقْنَ yuḥalliqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَلِّقَ ʔuḥalliqa	تُحَلِّقَ tuḥalliqa	يُحَلِّقَ yuḥalliqa		تُحَلِّقَا tuḥalliqā	يُحَلِّقَا yuḥalliqā		نُحَلِّقَ nuḥalliqa	تُحَلِّقُوا tuḥalliqū	يُحَلِّقُوا yuḥalliqū
	f		تُحَلِّقِي tuḥalliqī	تُحَلِّقَ tuḥalliqa			تُحَلِّقَا tuḥalliqā			تُحَلِّقْنَ tuḥalliqna	يُحَلِّقْنَ yuḥalliqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَلِّقْ ʔuḥalliq	تُحَلِّقْ tuḥalliq	يُحَلِّقْ yuḥalliq		تُحَلِّقَا tuḥalliqā	يُحَلِّقَا yuḥalliqā		نُحَلِّقْ nuḥalliq	تُحَلِّقُوا tuḥalliqū	يُحَلِّقُوا yuḥalliqū
	f		تُحَلِّقِي tuḥalliqī	تُحَلِّقْ tuḥalliq			تُحَلِّقَا tuḥalliqā			تُحَلِّقْنَ tuḥalliqna	يُحَلِّقْنَ yuḥalliqna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَلِّقْ ḥalliq			حَلِّقَا ḥalliqā				حَلِّقُوا ḥalliqū
	f		حَلِّقِي ḥalliqī							حَلِّقْنَ ḥalliqna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُلِّقْتُ ḥulliqtu	حُلِّقْتَ ḥulliqta	حُلِّقَ ḥulliqa		حُلِّقْتُمَا ḥulliqtumā	حُلِّقَا ḥulliqā		حُلِّقْنَا ḥulliqnā	حُلِّقْتُمْ ḥulliqtum	حُلِّقُوا ḥulliqū
	f		حُلِّقْتِ ḥulliqti	حُلِّقَتْ ḥulliqat			حُلِّقَتَا ḥulliqatā			حُلِّقْتُنَّ ḥulliqtunna	حُلِّقْنَ ḥulliqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَلَّقُ ʔuḥallaqu	تُحَلَّقُ tuḥallaqu	يُحَلَّقُ yuḥallaqu		تُحَلَّقَانِ tuḥallaqāni	يُحَلَّقَانِ yuḥallaqāni		نُحَلَّقُ nuḥallaqu	تُحَلَّقُونَ tuḥallaqūna	يُحَلَّقُونَ yuḥallaqūna
	f		تُحَلَّقِينَ tuḥallaqīna	تُحَلَّقُ tuḥallaqu			تُحَلَّقَانِ tuḥallaqāni			تُحَلَّقْنَ tuḥallaqna	يُحَلَّقْنَ yuḥallaqna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَلَّقَ ʔuḥallaqa	تُحَلَّقَ tuḥallaqa	يُحَلَّقَ yuḥallaqa		تُحَلَّقَا tuḥallaqā	يُحَلَّقَا yuḥallaqā		نُحَلَّقَ nuḥallaqa	تُحَلَّقُوا tuḥallaqū	يُحَلَّقُوا yuḥallaqū
	f		تُحَلَّقِي tuḥallaqī	تُحَلَّقَ tuḥallaqa			تُحَلَّقَا tuḥallaqā			تُحَلَّقْنَ tuḥallaqna	يُحَلَّقْنَ yuḥallaqna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَلَّقْ ʔuḥallaq	تُحَلَّقْ tuḥallaq	يُحَلَّقْ yuḥallaq		تُحَلَّقَا tuḥallaqā	يُحَلَّقَا yuḥallaqā		نُحَلَّقْ nuḥallaq	تُحَلَّقُوا tuḥallaqū	يُحَلَّقُوا yuḥallaqū
	f		تُحَلَّقِي tuḥallaqī	تُحَلَّقْ tuḥallaq			تُحَلَّقَا tuḥallaqā			تُحَلَّقْنَ tuḥallaqna	يُحَلَّقْنَ yuḥallaqna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “حلق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[5], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Noun

حَلْق • (ḥalq) m (plural حُلُوق (ḥulūq) or أَحْلَاق (ʔaḥlāq))

1. verbal noun of حَلَقَ (ḥalaqa) (form I)
2. shaving
3. throat
4. back of the throat, pharynx
5. chasm

Declension

Declension of noun حَلْق (ḥalq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْق ḥalq	الْحَلْق al-ḥalq	حَلْق ḥalq
Nominative	حَلْقٌ ḥalqun	الْحَلْقُ al-ḥalqu	حَلْقُ ḥalqu
Accusative	حَلْقًا ḥalqan	الْحَلْقَ al-ḥalqa	حَلْقَ ḥalqa
Genitive	حَلْقٍ ḥalqin	الْحَلْقِ al-ḥalqi	حَلْقِ ḥalqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْقَيْن ḥalqayn	الْحَلْقَيْن al-ḥalqayn	حَلْقَيْ ḥalqay
Nominative	حَلْقَانِ ḥalqāni	الْحَلْقَانِ al-ḥalqāni	حَلْقَا ḥalqā
Accusative	حَلْقَيْنِ ḥalqayni	الْحَلْقَيْنِ al-ḥalqayni	حَلْقَيْ ḥalqay
Genitive	حَلْقَيْنِ ḥalqayni	الْحَلْقَيْنِ al-ḥalqayni	حَلْقَيْ ḥalqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلُوق‎; أَحْلَاق ḥulūq‎; ʔaḥlāq	الْحُلُوق‎; الْأَحْلَاق al-ḥulūq‎; al-ʔaḥlāq	حُلُوق‎; أَحْلَاق ḥulūq‎; ʔaḥlāq
Nominative	حُلُوقٌ‎; أَحْلَاقٌ ḥulūqun‎; ʔaḥlāqun	الْحُلُوقُ‎; الْأَحْلَاقُ al-ḥulūqu‎; al-ʔaḥlāqu	حُلُوقُ‎; أَحْلَاقُ ḥulūqu‎; ʔaḥlāqu
Accusative	حُلُوقًا‎; أَحْلَاقًا ḥulūqan‎; ʔaḥlāqan	الْحُلُوقَ‎; الْأَحْلَاقَ al-ḥulūqa‎; al-ʔaḥlāqa	حُلُوقَ‎; أَحْلَاقَ ḥulūqa‎; ʔaḥlāqa
Genitive	حُلُوقٍ‎; أَحْلَاقٍ ḥulūqin‎; ʔaḥlāqin	الْحُلُوقِ‎; الْأَحْلَاقِ al-ḥulūqi‎; al-ʔaḥlāqi	حُلُوقِ‎; أَحْلَاقِ ḥulūqi‎; ʔaḥlāqi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: حلج (ḥalj)
• Iraqi Arabic: حلگ (ḥaleg)
• Maltese: ħalq

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 4

Noun

حَلَق • (ḥalaq) m (collective)

1. rings

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَق (ḥalaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَق ḥalaq	الْحَلَق al-ḥalaq	حَلَق ḥalaq
Nominative	حَلَقٌ ḥalaqun	الْحَلَقُ al-ḥalaqu	حَلَقُ ḥalaqu
Accusative	حَلَقًا ḥalaqan	الْحَلَقَ al-ḥalaqa	حَلَقَ ḥalaqa
Genitive	حَلَقٍ ḥalaqin	الْحَلَقِ al-ḥalaqi	حَلَقِ ḥalaqi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

حَلَق • (ḥalaq) m (plural حُلْقَان (ḥulqān))

1. (Egypt) pair of earrings

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَق (ḥalaq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَق ḥalaq	الْحَلَق al-ḥalaq	حَلَق ḥalaq
Nominative	حَلَقٌ ḥalaqun	الْحَلَقُ al-ḥalaqu	حَلَقُ ḥalaqu
Accusative	حَلَقًا ḥalaqan	الْحَلَقَ al-ḥalaqa	حَلَقَ ḥalaqa
Genitive	حَلَقٍ ḥalaqin	الْحَلَقِ al-ḥalaqi	حَلَقِ ḥalaqi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَقَيْن ḥalaqayn	الْحَلَقَيْن al-ḥalaqayn	حَلَقَيْ ḥalaqay
Nominative	حَلَقَانِ ḥalaqāni	الْحَلَقَانِ al-ḥalaqāni	حَلَقَا ḥalaqā
Accusative	حَلَقَيْنِ ḥalaqayni	الْحَلَقَيْنِ al-ḥalaqayni	حَلَقَيْ ḥalaqay
Genitive	حَلَقَيْنِ ḥalaqayni	الْحَلَقَيْنِ al-ḥalaqayni	حَلَقَيْ ḥalaqay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلْقَان ḥulqān	الْحُلْقَان al-ḥulqān	حُلْقَان ḥulqān
Nominative	حُلْقَانٌ ḥulqānun	الْحُلْقَانُ al-ḥulqānu	حُلْقَانُ ḥulqānu
Accusative	حُلْقَانًا ḥulqānan	الْحُلْقَانَ al-ḥulqāna	حُلْقَانَ ḥulqāna
Genitive	حُلْقَانٍ ḥulqānin	الْحُلْقَانِ al-ḥulqāni	حُلْقَانِ ḥulqāni

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حلق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَلْق (ḥalq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalɡ/

Noun

حَلْق • (ḥalg) m (plural حُلُوق ‎(ḥulūq))

1. throat.

See also

• رَقَبَة (ragaba, “neck”)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَلَق (ḥalaq)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalaɡ/

Noun

حَلَق • (ḥalag) f (plural حُلْقان ‎(ḥulgān))

1. an earring

Related terms

• حَلَقة (ḥalaga, “episode, circular ring”)

Etymology 3

From the root ح ل ق (ḥ-l-q); "to cut" or "to trim".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħalaɡ/, /ħalːaɡ/

Verb

حلق • (ḥalag or ḥallag)

1. He trimmed (his hair).
2. He shaved (his hair).
3. He trimmed/shaved (someone else's hair)