هالك

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Arabic

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Root
ه ل ك (h l k)
10 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of هَلَكَ (halaka, to perish).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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هَالِك (hālik) (feminine هَالِكَة (hālika), common plural هُلَّك (hullak) or هَوَالِك (hawālik), masculine plural هَالِكُون (hālikūn) or هَلْكَى (halkā) or هُلَّاك (hullāk), feminine plural هَالِكَات (hālikāt))

  1. active participle of هَلَكَ (halaka)
  2. mortal, perishable, destructible
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 28:88:
      كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ
      kullu šayʔin hālikun ʔillā wajhahu
      Everything is bound to perish except He Himself.

Declension

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