ح ل ق

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ح ل ق • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to shaving
2. Related to framing and being ring-shaped

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: حلق (ḥalaʔ, “to cut hair or shave”)
  • Passive Participle محلوق (maḥlūʔ, “shaved”)
• Form II: حلّق (ḥallaʔ, “to float, hover”)

Nouns

• حلق (ḥalʔ, “throat; frame”)
• حلق (ḥalaʔ, “earring”)
• حلقة (ḥalʔa, “haircut”)
• حلقة (ḥalaʔa, “ring; episode”)
• حلاقة (ḥlāʔa, “haircut”)
  • ماكنة حلاقة (mākinet ḥlāʔa, “hair clippers”)
• حلّاق (ḥallāʔ, “hairdresser, barber”)