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حَلْقَةٌ

Root: حلق

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حَلْقَةٌ [A single act of shaving]. One says to a beloved child, when he belches, حَلْقَةً وَكَبْرَةً وَشَحْمَةً فِى السُّرَّةِ, i. e. May thy head be shaven time after time, so that thou mayest grow old, [and acquire fat at the navel:] or mayest thou be preserved so as to have thy head shaven, and to grow old.

def.2 As meaning A ring; i. e. anything circular; as a حلقة of iron, and of silver, and of gold; a حلقة of a coat of mail, &c.; the حلقة of a door; and a حلقة of people; in this last instance meaning a ring of people; it is also with fet-h to the ل; i. e. حَلَقَةٌ ; mentioned by Yoo, on the authority of Aboo-'Amr Ibn-El-'Alà, and with kesr; i. e. حَلِقَةٌ ; mentioned by Fr and El-Umawee, as of the dial. of Belhárith Ibn-Kaab; accord. to the O; or حِلْقَةٌ , accord. to the L: or there is no such word as حَلَقَةٌ , in chaste speech, except as pl. of حَالِقٌ; accord. to Aboo-'Amr Esh-Sheybánee; or it is a dial. var. of weak authority; accord. to Th, allowed by all, though of weak authority; or it is used by poetic license; Lh says that the حلقة of a door is حَلْقَةٌ and حَلَقَةٌ ; Kr says the same of the حلقة of a company of men; Lth says that it is the former in this case, but that some say the latter; A 'Obeyd prefers the latter in the case of a حلقة of iron, but allows the former; and prefers the former in the case of a حلقة of people, but allows the latter; and Abu-l-'Abbás prefers the former in both cases, but allows the latter: the pl. is حَلَقٌ , which is anomalous in relation to حَلْقَةٌ, or [rather] a quasipl. n., but regular in relation to حَلَقَةٌ, [as a coll. gen. n.,] like قَصَبٌ in relation to قَصَبَةٌ; and, accord. to As, حِلَقٌ, as pl. of حَلْقَةٌ meaning a حلقة of men and of iron, like بِدَرٌ pl. of بَدْرَةٌ, and قِصَعٌ pl. of قَصْعَةٌ; or this is a regular pl. of حِلْقَةٌ; and حَلَقَاتٌ, which is pl. of حَلَقَةٌ; and حِلَقَاتٌ, which is pl. of حِلْقَةٌ; and حِلَاقٌ in relation to a company of men. You say, اِنْتَزَعْتُ حَلْقَتَهُ [lit. I pulled off his ring], meaning, I outwent him, or preceded him. And كَالحَلْقَةِ المُفْرَغَةِ [Like the solid and continuous ring]: a prov., applied to a company of men united in words and action. And ضَرَبُوا بُيُوتَهُمْ حِلَاقًا They pitched their tents in one series, so as to form a ring [or rings]: the last word being a pl. of حَلْقَةٌ or of حلقَةٌ. And it is said in a trad., نُهِىَ عَنِ الحِلَقِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ, i. e. Rings of men [sitting in the mosque before prayer are forbidden].
2 [Hence,] حَلْقَتَا الرَّحِمِ [The two rings of the womb]: one of these is the mouth of the vulva, at its extremity; [the meatus of the vagina:] and the other is that which closes upon the مَآء [or seminal fluid] and opens for the menstrual discharge; [the os uteri:] or, as some say, the other is that whence the urine is emitted; [the meatus urinarius: but the former is the right explanation: and hence] one says, مَآء النُّطْفَةُ فِى حَلْقَةِ الرَّحِمِ The seminal fluid fell into the entrance of the womb. [Hence also,] حَلْقَةُ الدُّبُرِ The anus; syn. حِتَارُهُ and شَرَجُهُ. (Mgh in art. شرج.) [See also خَاتَمٌ, last sentence but two.]
3 حَلْقَةٌ also signifies A brand upon camels, of a round form, like the حلقة [or ring] of a door.
4 And A coat of mail: [because made of rings:] or coats of mail: or arms, or weapons, in general, and coats of mail, and the like. It is said in a trad., إِنَّكُمْ أَهْلُ الحَلْقَةِ والحُصُونِ [Verily ye are people of the coat of mail, &c., and of fortresses].
5 And A rope.
6 And, of a vessel, and of a watering-trough, The portion that remains vacant after one has put in it somewhat of food or beverage, up to the half; the portion that is above the half being thus called: [or] of a wateringtrough, the fulness; or less than that. One says, وَفَّيْتُ حَلْقَةَ الحَوْضِ and الإِنَآءَ [I filled up the حلقة of the watering-trough and of the vessel].


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