هلك

See also: خالق, هالك, هلک, and ہلک

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *halak-. Cognate with Hebrew הָלַךְ (“to go; to go on; to go away”).

Verb

هَلَكَ • (halaka) I (non-past يَهْلِكُ (yahliku) or يَهْلَكُ (yahlaku), verbal noun هُلْك (hulk) or هَلَاك (halāk) or هُلُوك (hulūk) or تُهْلُوك (tuhlūk) or تَهْلَكَة (tahlaka) or تَهْلِكَة (tahlika) or تَهْلُكَة (tahluka) or مَهْلِكَة (mahlika)) (intransitive)

1. to perish, to die, to be destroyed, to expire, to succumb

   Synonyms: مَاتَ (māta), نَفَقَ (nafaqa), فَنِيَ (faniya)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:176:

     إِنِ ٱمْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ

     ʔini mruʔun halaka laysa lahu waladun walahu ʔuḵtun falahā niṣfu mā taraka

     If a man deceases and he has no offspring and has a sister, she shall have half of what he has left.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 8:42:

     إِذْ أَنتُم بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُم بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوَىٰ وَالرَّكْبُ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدتُّمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الْمِيعَادِ ۙ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ أَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُولًا لِّيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَن بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيَىٰ مَنْ حَيَّ عَن بَيِّنَةٍ ۗ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَسَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

     And you were in the lower course and they were in the farther course, with the riders below you. If you had appointed it, you would have differed on its appointment! But it was so, that Allah may carry out a thing that was to be done: that whoever perishes may perish with the truth and that whoever lives may live with the truth. Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 40:34:

     وَلَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَاءَكُم بِهِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ اللّٰهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ رَسُولًا

     walaqad jāʔakum yūsufu min qablu bi-l-bayyināti famā ziltum fī šakkin mimmā jāʔakum bihi ḥattā ʔiḏā halaka qultum lan yabʕaṯa llāhu min baʕdihi rasūlan

     And Joseph came to you before with evident truths, and you were still in doubt of what he came to you with till he expired, and then you said, "There will be no other prophet from Allah after him."

2. to go away (+عَنْ (ʕan))
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 69:29:

     هَلَكَ عَنِّي سُلْطَانِيَهْ

     halaka ʕannī sulṭāniyah

     Gone from me is my authority.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of هَلَكَ (I, sound, a ~ i/a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns هُلْك, هَلَاك, هُلُوك, تُهْلُوك, تَهْلَكَة, تَهْلِكَة, تَهْلُكَة, مَهْلِكَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						هُلْك, هَلَاك, هُلُوك, تُهْلُوك, تَهْلَكَة, تَهْلِكَة, تَهْلُكَة, مَهْلِكَة hulk, halāk, hulūk, tuhlūk, tahlaka, tahlika, tahluka, mahlika
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						هَالِك hālik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَهْلُوك mahlūk
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَلَكْتُ halaktu	هَلَكْتَ halakta	هَلَكَ halaka		هَلَكْتُمَا halaktumā	هَلَكَا halakā		هَلَكْنَا halaknā	هَلَكْتُمْ halaktum	هَلَكُوا halakū
	f		هَلَكْتِ halakti	هَلَكَتْ halakat			هَلَكَتَا halakatā			هَلَكْتُنَّ halaktunna	هَلَكْنَ halakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْلِكُ, أَهْلَكُ ʔahliku, ʔahlaku	تَهْلِكُ, تَهْلَكُ tahliku, tahlaku	يَهْلِكُ, يَهْلَكُ yahliku, yahlaku		تَهْلِكَانِ, تَهْلَكَانِ tahlikāni, tahlakāni	يَهْلِكَانِ, يَهْلَكَانِ yahlikāni, yahlakāni		نَهْلِكُ, نَهْلَكُ nahliku, nahlaku	تَهْلِكُونَ, تَهْلَكُونَ tahlikūna, tahlakūna	يَهْلِكُونَ, يَهْلَكُونَ yahlikūna, yahlakūna
	f		تَهْلِكِينَ, تَهْلَكِينَ tahlikīna, tahlakīna	تَهْلِكُ, تَهْلَكُ tahliku, tahlaku			تَهْلِكَانِ, تَهْلَكَانِ tahlikāni, tahlakāni			تَهْلِكْنَ, تَهْلَكْنَ tahlikna, tahlakna	يَهْلِكْنَ, يَهْلَكْنَ yahlikna, yahlakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْلِكَ, أَهْلَكَ ʔahlika, ʔahlaka	تَهْلِكَ, تَهْلَكَ tahlika, tahlaka	يَهْلِكَ, يَهْلَكَ yahlika, yahlaka		تَهْلِكَا, تَهْلَكَا tahlikā, tahlakā	يَهْلِكَا, يَهْلَكَا yahlikā, yahlakā		نَهْلِكَ, نَهْلَكَ nahlika, nahlaka	تَهْلِكُوا, تَهْلَكُوا tahlikū, tahlakū	يَهْلِكُوا, يَهْلَكُوا yahlikū, yahlakū
	f		تَهْلِكِي, تَهْلَكِي tahlikī, tahlakī	تَهْلِكَ, تَهْلَكَ tahlika, tahlaka			تَهْلِكَا, تَهْلَكَا tahlikā, tahlakā			تَهْلِكْنَ, تَهْلَكْنَ tahlikna, tahlakna	يَهْلِكْنَ, يَهْلَكْنَ yahlikna, yahlakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْلِكْ, أَهْلَكْ ʔahlik, ʔahlak	تَهْلِكْ, تَهْلَكْ tahlik, tahlak	يَهْلِكْ, يَهْلَكْ yahlik, yahlak		تَهْلِكَا, تَهْلَكَا tahlikā, tahlakā	يَهْلِكَا, يَهْلَكَا yahlikā, yahlakā		نَهْلِكْ, نَهْلَكْ nahlik, nahlak	تَهْلِكُوا, تَهْلَكُوا tahlikū, tahlakū	يَهْلِكُوا, يَهْلَكُوا yahlikū, yahlakū
	f		تَهْلِكِي, تَهْلَكِي tahlikī, tahlakī	تَهْلِكْ, تَهْلَكْ tahlik, tahlak			تَهْلِكَا, تَهْلَكَا tahlikā, tahlakā			تَهْلِكْنَ, تَهْلَكْنَ tahlikna, tahlakna	يَهْلِكْنَ, يَهْلَكْنَ yahlikna, yahlakna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْلِكْ, اِهْلَكْ ihlik, ihlak			اِهْلِكَا, اِهْلَكَا ihlikā, ihlakā				اِهْلِكُوا, اِهْلَكُوا ihlikū, ihlakū
	f		اِهْلِكِي, اِهْلَكِي ihlikī, ihlakī							اِهْلِكْنَ, اِهْلَكْنَ ihlikna, ihlakna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	هُلِكَ hulika		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُهْلَكُ yuhlaku		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُهْلَكَ yuhlaka		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُهْلَكْ yuhlak		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

هَلَكَ • (halaka) I (non-past يَهْلِكُ (yahliku), verbal noun هَلْك (halk)) (transitive)

1. to ruin, to annihilate, to destroy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of هَلَكَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive, verbal noun هَلْك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						هَلْك halk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						هَالِك hālik
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَهْلُوك mahlūk
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَلَكْتُ halaktu	هَلَكْتَ halakta	هَلَكَ halaka		هَلَكْتُمَا halaktumā	هَلَكَا halakā		هَلَكْنَا halaknā	هَلَكْتُمْ halaktum	هَلَكُوا halakū
	f		هَلَكْتِ halakti	هَلَكَتْ halakat			هَلَكَتَا halakatā			هَلَكْتُنَّ halaktunna	هَلَكْنَ halakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْلِكُ ʔahliku	تَهْلِكُ tahliku	يَهْلِكُ yahliku		تَهْلِكَانِ tahlikāni	يَهْلِكَانِ yahlikāni		نَهْلِكُ nahliku	تَهْلِكُونَ tahlikūna	يَهْلِكُونَ yahlikūna
	f		تَهْلِكِينَ tahlikīna	تَهْلِكُ tahliku			تَهْلِكَانِ tahlikāni			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْلِكَ ʔahlika	تَهْلِكَ tahlika	يَهْلِكَ yahlika		تَهْلِكَا tahlikā	يَهْلِكَا yahlikā		نَهْلِكَ nahlika	تَهْلِكُوا tahlikū	يَهْلِكُوا yahlikū
	f		تَهْلِكِي tahlikī	تَهْلِكَ tahlika			تَهْلِكَا tahlikā			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْلِكْ ʔahlik	تَهْلِكْ tahlik	يَهْلِكْ yahlik		تَهْلِكَا tahlikā	يَهْلِكَا yahlikā		نَهْلِكْ nahlik	تَهْلِكُوا tahlikū	يَهْلِكُوا yahlikū
	f		تَهْلِكِي tahlikī	تَهْلِكْ tahlik			تَهْلِكَا tahlikā			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْلِكْ ihlik			اِهْلِكَا ihlikā				اِهْلِكُوا ihlikū
	f		اِهْلِكِي ihlikī							اِهْلِكْنَ ihlikna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هُلِكْتُ huliktu	هُلِكْتَ hulikta	هُلِكَ hulika		هُلِكْتُمَا huliktumā	هُلِكَا hulikā		هُلِكْنَا huliknā	هُلِكْتُمْ huliktum	هُلِكُوا hulikū
	f		هُلِكْتِ hulikti	هُلِكَتْ hulikat			هُلِكَتَا hulikatā			هُلِكْتُنَّ huliktunna	هُلِكْنَ hulikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهْلَكُ ʔuhlaku	تُهْلَكُ tuhlaku	يُهْلَكُ yuhlaku		تُهْلَكَانِ tuhlakāni	يُهْلَكَانِ yuhlakāni		نُهْلَكُ nuhlaku	تُهْلَكُونَ tuhlakūna	يُهْلَكُونَ yuhlakūna
	f		تُهْلَكِينَ tuhlakīna	تُهْلَكُ tuhlaku			تُهْلَكَانِ tuhlakāni			تُهْلَكْنَ tuhlakna	يُهْلَكْنَ yuhlakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهْلَكَ ʔuhlaka	تُهْلَكَ tuhlaka	يُهْلَكَ yuhlaka		تُهْلَكَا tuhlakā	يُهْلَكَا yuhlakā		نُهْلَكَ nuhlaka	تُهْلَكُوا tuhlakū	يُهْلَكُوا yuhlakū
	f		تُهْلَكِي tuhlakī	تُهْلَكَ tuhlaka			تُهْلَكَا tuhlakā			تُهْلَكْنَ tuhlakna	يُهْلَكْنَ yuhlakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهْلَكْ ʔuhlak	تُهْلَكْ tuhlak	يُهْلَكْ yuhlak		تُهْلَكَا tuhlakā	يُهْلَكَا yuhlakā		نُهْلَكْ nuhlak	تُهْلَكُوا tuhlakū	يُهْلَكُوا yuhlakū
	f		تُهْلَكِي tuhlakī	تُهْلَكْ tuhlak			تُهْلَكَا tuhlakā			تُهْلَكْنَ tuhlakna	يُهْلَكْنَ yuhlakna

Verb

هَلَكَ • (halaka) I (non-past يَهْلِكُ (yahliku), verbal noun هَلَاك (halāk)) (intransitive)

1. to be avaricious, to be greedy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of هَلَكَ (I, sound, a ~ i, no passive (?), verbal noun هَلَاك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						هَلَاك halāk
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						هَالِك hālik
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَلَكْتُ halaktu	هَلَكْتَ halakta	هَلَكَ halaka		هَلَكْتُمَا halaktumā	هَلَكَا halakā		هَلَكْنَا halaknā	هَلَكْتُمْ halaktum	هَلَكُوا halakū
	f		هَلَكْتِ halakti	هَلَكَتْ halakat			هَلَكَتَا halakatā			هَلَكْتُنَّ halaktunna	هَلَكْنَ halakna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْلِكُ ʔahliku	تَهْلِكُ tahliku	يَهْلِكُ yahliku		تَهْلِكَانِ tahlikāni	يَهْلِكَانِ yahlikāni		نَهْلِكُ nahliku	تَهْلِكُونَ tahlikūna	يَهْلِكُونَ yahlikūna
	f		تَهْلِكِينَ tahlikīna	تَهْلِكُ tahliku			تَهْلِكَانِ tahlikāni			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْلِكَ ʔahlika	تَهْلِكَ tahlika	يَهْلِكَ yahlika		تَهْلِكَا tahlikā	يَهْلِكَا yahlikā		نَهْلِكَ nahlika	تَهْلِكُوا tahlikū	يَهْلِكُوا yahlikū
	f		تَهْلِكِي tahlikī	تَهْلِكَ tahlika			تَهْلِكَا tahlikā			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْلِكْ ʔahlik	تَهْلِكْ tahlik	يَهْلِكْ yahlik		تَهْلِكَا tahlikā	يَهْلِكَا yahlikā		نَهْلِكْ nahlik	تَهْلِكُوا tahlikū	يَهْلِكُوا yahlikū
	f		تَهْلِكِي tahlikī	تَهْلِكْ tahlik			تَهْلِكَا tahlikā			تَهْلِكْنَ tahlikna	يَهْلِكْنَ yahlikna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْلِكْ ihlik			اِهْلِكَا ihlikā				اِهْلِكُوا ihlikū
	f		اِهْلِكِي ihlikī							اِهْلِكْنَ ihlikna

Verb

هَلِكَ • (halika) I (non-past يَهْلَكُ (yahlaku), verbal noun هَلَك (halak)) (intransitive)

1. to perish
   1. to perish physically, to die
   2. to perish spiritually, to be doomed, to be eternally damned

Conjugation

    Conjugation of هَلِكَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive (?), verbal noun هَلَك)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						هَلَك halak
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						? ?
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَلِكْتُ haliktu	هَلِكْتَ halikta	هَلِكَ halika		هَلِكْتُمَا haliktumā	هَلِكَا halikā		هَلِكْنَا haliknā	هَلِكْتُمْ haliktum	هَلِكُوا halikū
	f		هَلِكْتِ halikti	هَلِكَتْ halikat			هَلِكَتَا halikatā			هَلِكْتُنَّ haliktunna	هَلِكْنَ halikna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْلَكُ ʔahlaku	تَهْلَكُ tahlaku	يَهْلَكُ yahlaku		تَهْلَكَانِ tahlakāni	يَهْلَكَانِ yahlakāni		نَهْلَكُ nahlaku	تَهْلَكُونَ tahlakūna	يَهْلَكُونَ yahlakūna
	f		تَهْلَكِينَ tahlakīna	تَهْلَكُ tahlaku			تَهْلَكَانِ tahlakāni			تَهْلَكْنَ tahlakna	يَهْلَكْنَ yahlakna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْلَكَ ʔahlaka	تَهْلَكَ tahlaka	يَهْلَكَ yahlaka		تَهْلَكَا tahlakā	يَهْلَكَا yahlakā		نَهْلَكَ nahlaka	تَهْلَكُوا tahlakū	يَهْلَكُوا yahlakū
	f		تَهْلَكِي tahlakī	تَهْلَكَ tahlaka			تَهْلَكَا tahlakā			تَهْلَكْنَ tahlakna	يَهْلَكْنَ yahlakna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْلَكْ ʔahlak	تَهْلَكْ tahlak	يَهْلَكْ yahlak		تَهْلَكَا tahlakā	يَهْلَكَا yahlakā		نَهْلَكْ nahlak	تَهْلَكُوا tahlakū	يَهْلَكُوا yahlakū
	f		تَهْلَكِي tahlakī	تَهْلَكْ tahlak			تَهْلَكَا tahlakā			تَهْلَكْنَ tahlakna	يَهْلَكْنَ yahlakna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِهْلَكْ ihlak			اِهْلَكَا ihlakā				اِهْلَكُوا ihlakū
	f		اِهْلَكِي ihlakī							اِهْلَكْنَ ihlakna

Noun

هُلْك • (hulk) m

1. verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هُلْك (hulk)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هُلْك hulk	الْهُلْك al-hulk	هُلْك hulk
nominative	هُلْكٌ hulkun	الْهُلْكُ al-hulku	هُلْكُ hulku
accusative	هُلْكًا hulkan	الْهُلْكَ al-hulka	هُلْكَ hulka
genitive	هُلْكٍ hulkin	الْهُلْكِ al-hulki	هُلْكِ hulki

Noun

هَلْك • (halk) m

1. verbal noun of هَلَكَ (halaka) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هَلْك (halk)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَلْك halk	الْهَلْك al-halk	هَلْك halk
nominative	هَلْكٌ halkun	الْهَلْكُ al-halku	هَلْكُ halku
accusative	هَلْكًا halkan	الْهَلْكَ al-halka	هَلْكَ halka
genitive	هَلْكٍ halkin	الْهَلْكِ al-halki	هَلْكِ halki

Noun

هَلَك • (halak) m

1. verbal noun of هَلِكَ (halika) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هَلَك (halak)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	هَلَك halak	الْهَلَك al-halak	هَلَك halak
nominative	هَلَكٌ halakun	الْهَلَكُ al-halaku	هَلَكُ halaku
accusative	هَلَكًا halakan	الْهَلَكَ al-halaka	هَلَكَ halaka
genitive	هَلَكٍ halakin	الْهَلَكِ al-halaki	هَلَكِ halaki