Arabic

Verb

حَلَمَ • ‎(ḥalama) I, non-past يَحْلُمُ‎ (yaḥlumu)

1. to dream
2. to muse, to reflect, to meditate
3. to attain puberty

Conjugation

References

• Wehr, Hans (1976), “حلم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
• “حلم” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 2

Verb

حَلُمَ • ‎(ḥaluma) I, non-past يَحْلُمُ‎ (yaḥlumu)

1. to be gentle, to be mild-mannered

Conjugation

References

• Wehr, Hans (1976), “حلم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-001-8
• “حلم” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate

Etymology 3

Noun

حُلْم • ‎(ḥulm) m ‎(plural أَحْلَام ‎(ʾaḥlām))

1. verbal noun of حَلَمَ ‎(ḥalama) (form I)
2. dream
3. (in the plural) utopia, irreality

Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

حُلُم • ‎(ḥulum) m

1. verbal noun of حَلَمَ ‎(ḥalama) (form I)
2. puberty, sexual maturity

Declension

Etymology 5

Noun

حِلْم • ‎(ḥilm) m ‎(plural حُلُوم ‎(ḥulūm) or أَحْلَام ‎(ʾaḥlām))

1. verbal noun of حَلُمَ ‎(ḥaluma) (form I)
2. discretion, prudence
3. clemency, forbearance, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, tolerance, toleration

Declension

Etymology 6

Noun

حَلَم • ‎(ḥalam) m ‎(collective, singulative حَلَمَة ‎(ḥalama))

1. tick(s), mite(s)
2. nipple(s), teat(s)

Declension

See also

• كَابُوس m ‎(kābūs)