حليم

Arabic

Root
ح ل م (ḥ-l-m)

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb حَلُمَ (ḥaluma, “to be patient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.liːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

حَلِيم • (ḥalīm) (feminine حَلِيمَةٌ (ḥalīmatun), masculine plural حَلِيمُونَ (ḥalīmūna) or حُلَمَاءُ (ḥulamāʔu), feminine plural حَلِيمَات (ḥalīmāt))

1. patient, meek, tolerant, lenient, clement
2. forbearing, mild, humble

Declension

Declension of adjective حَلِيم (ḥalīm)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلِيم ḥalīm	الْحَلِيم al-ḥalīm	حَلِيم ḥalīm	حَلِيمَة ḥalīma	الْحَلِيمَة al-ḥalīma	حَلِيمَة ḥalīmat
Nominative	حَلِيمٌ ḥalīmun	الْحَلِيمُ al-ḥalīmu	حَلِيمُ ḥalīmu	حَلِيمَةٌ ḥalīmatun	الْحَلِيمَةُ al-ḥalīmatu	حَلِيمَةُ ḥalīmatu
Accusative	حَلِيمًا ḥalīman	الْحَلِيمَ al-ḥalīma	حَلِيمَ ḥalīma	حَلِيمَةً ḥalīmatan	الْحَلِيمَةَ al-ḥalīmata	حَلِيمَةَ ḥalīmata
Genitive	حَلِيمٍ ḥalīmin	الْحَلِيمِ al-ḥalīmi	حَلِيمِ ḥalīmi	حَلِيمَةٍ ḥalīmatin	الْحَلِيمَةِ al-ḥalīmati	حَلِيمَةِ ḥalīmati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلِيمَيْن ḥalīmayn	الْحَلِيمَيْن al-ḥalīmayn	حَلِيمَيْ ḥalīmay	حَلِيمَتَيْن ḥalīmatayn	الْحَلِيمَتَيْن al-ḥalīmatayn	حَلِيمَتَيْ ḥalīmatay
Nominative	حَلِيمَانِ ḥalīmāni	الْحَلِيمَانِ al-ḥalīmāni	حَلِيمَا ḥalīmā	حَلِيمَتَانِ ḥalīmatāni	الْحَلِيمَتَانِ al-ḥalīmatāni	حَلِيمَتَا ḥalīmatā
Accusative	حَلِيمَيْنِ ḥalīmayni	الْحَلِيمَيْنِ al-ḥalīmayni	حَلِيمَيْ ḥalīmay	حَلِيمَتَيْنِ ḥalīmatayni	الْحَلِيمَتَيْنِ al-ḥalīmatayni	حَلِيمَتَيْ ḥalīmatay
Genitive	حَلِيمَيْنِ ḥalīmayni	الْحَلِيمَيْنِ al-ḥalīmayni	حَلِيمَيْ ḥalīmay	حَلِيمَتَيْنِ ḥalīmatayni	الْحَلِيمَتَيْنِ al-ḥalīmatayni	حَلِيمَتَيْ ḥalīmatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلِيمِين‎; حُلَمَاء ḥalīmīn‎; ḥulamāʔ	الْحَلِيمِين‎; الْحُلَمَاء al-ḥalīmīn‎; al-ḥulamāʔ	حَلِيمِي‎; حُلَمَاء ḥalīmī‎; ḥulamāʔ	حَلِيمَات ḥalīmāt	الْحَلِيمَات al-ḥalīmāt	حَلِيمَات ḥalīmāt
Nominative	حَلِيمُونَ‎; حُلَمَاءُ ḥalīmūna‎; ḥulamāʔu	الْحَلِيمُونَ‎; الْحُلَمَاءُ al-ḥalīmūna‎; al-ḥulamāʔu	حَلِيمُو‎; حُلَمَاءُ ḥalīmū‎; ḥulamāʔu	حَلِيمَاتٌ ḥalīmātun	الْحَلِيمَاتُ al-ḥalīmātu	حَلِيمَاتُ ḥalīmātu
Accusative	حَلِيمِينَ‎; حُلَمَاءَ ḥalīmīna‎; ḥulamāʔa	الْحَلِيمِينَ‎; الْحُلَمَاءَ al-ḥalīmīna‎; al-ḥulamāʔa	حَلِيمِي‎; حُلَمَاءَ ḥalīmī‎; ḥulamāʔa	حَلِيمَاتٍ ḥalīmātin	الْحَلِيمَاتِ al-ḥalīmāti	حَلِيمَاتِ ḥalīmāti
Genitive	حَلِيمِينَ‎; حُلَمَاءَ ḥalīmīna‎; ḥulamāʔa	الْحَلِيمِينَ‎; الْحُلَمَاءِ al-ḥalīmīna‎; al-ḥulamāʔi	حَلِيمِي‎; حُلَمَاءِ ḥalīmī‎; ḥulamāʔi	حَلِيمَاتٍ ḥalīmātin	الْحَلِيمَاتِ al-ḥalīmāti	حَلِيمَاتِ ḥalīmāti

Derived terms

• اِتَّقِ شَرَّ الْحَلِيمِ إِذَا غَضِبَ (ittaqi šarra l-ḥalīmi ʔiḏā ḡaḍiba, proverb)
• لَا يَنْتَصِفُ حَلِيمٌ مِنْ جَهُولٍ (lā yantaṣifu ḥalīmun min jahūlin, proverb)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: həlim
• → Punjabi: ਹਲੀਮ (halīm)
• → Hindi: हलीम (halīm)
• → Urdu: حليم
• → Ottoman Turkish: حلیم (halîm)
  • → Turkish: halim

Proper noun

حَلِيم • (ḥalīm) m

1. Arabic masculine given name. (Halim)
2. (Islam) الحليم (al-Halīm) is one of the Names of God in Islam.

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلِيم (ḥalīm).

Noun

حليم • (ḥalīm) m (Hindi spelling हलीम)

1. haleem, (a stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent)