حيهل

Arabic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaj.ja.hal/

Noun

حَيَّهَل • (ḥayyahal) m (collective, singulative حَيَّهَلَة f (ḥayyahala))

  1. bean-caper (Zygophyllum gen. et spp.), in particular simple-leaved bean-caper (Zygophyllum simplex)
    Synonyms: هَرْم (harm), رُطْرِيط (ruṭrīṭ)
    • a. 660, Labīd, إن تقوى ربنا خير نفل (first line):
      وَلَقَد يَسْمَعُ قَوْلِي حَيَّهَل
      walaqad yasmaʕu qawlī ḥayyahal
      And the bean-caper may hear my talk

Declension

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