حلقوس

Arabic

Alternative forms

حَلْقُوص (ḥalqūṣ), حَرْقُوس (ḥarqūs), حَرْقُوص (ḥarqūṣ)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”). The cosmetic and the art of its application are vulgarly claimed to be of Punic substrate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħal.quːs/

Noun

حَلْقُوس • (ḥalqūs) m

(obsolete) calcined copper
Synonyms: نُحَاس مُحَرَّق (nuḥās muḥarraq), رُوسَخْتَج (rūsaḵtaj), رَاسُخْت (rāsuḵt)
(current and frequent in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) a pigment for art on the human skin composed of henna, siwak, cloves, gallnut, incense, orpiment, ferrous oxide cooked together in a pot of clay or copper

Declension

Declension of noun حَلْقُوس (ḥalqūs)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْقُوس ḥalqūs	الْحَلْقُوس al-ḥalqūs	حَلْقُوس ḥalqūs
Nominative	حَلْقُوسٌ ḥalqūsun	الْحَلْقُوسُ al-ḥalqūsu	حَلْقُوسُ ḥalqūsu
Accusative	حَلْقُوسًا ḥalqūsan	الْحَلْقُوسَ al-ḥalqūsa	حَلْقُوسَ ḥalqūsa
Genitive	حَلْقُوسٍ ḥalqūsin	الْحَلْقُوسِ al-ḥalqūsi	حَلْقُوسِ ḥalqūsi

Descendants

→ French: harkous, harqous

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