Arabic edit

Root
ه ل ع (h-l-ʕ)

Pronunciation 1 edit

Verb edit

هَلَعَ (halaʕa) I, non-past يَهْلَعُ‎ (yahlaʕu)

  1. to be scared, afraid, frightened
    Synonyms: خَشِيَ (ḵašiya), ذَعِرَ (ḏaʕira), رَهِبَ (rahiba), هَابَ (hāba), خَافَ (ḵāfa), وَهِلَ (wahila)
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Pronunciation 2 edit

Noun edit

هَلَع (halaʕm

  1. verbal noun of هَلَع (halaʕ, to be frightened, to worry) (form I)
  2. fear, worry
    كَانَ ٱلْوَلَدُ يَرْتَجِفُ هَلَعًا.
    kāna l-waladu yartajifu halaʕan.
    The boy was trembling in fear.
Declension edit

Pronunciation 3 edit

Adjective edit

هَلِع (haliʕ) (feminine هَلِعَة (haliʕa), masculine plural هَلِعُونَ (haliʕūna), feminine plural هَلِعَات (haliʕāt))

  1. frightened, worried, troubled, disquieted, anxious
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