حلقوس
Arabic
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”). The cosmetic and the art of its application are vulgarly claimed to be of Punic substrate.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editحَلْقُوس • (ḥalqūs) m
- (obsolete) calcined copper
- Synonyms: نُحَاس مُحَرَّق (nuḥās muḥarraq), رُوسَخْتَج (rūsaḵtaj), رَاسُخْت (rāsuḵt)
- (current and frequent in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) a pigment for art on the human skin composed of henna, siwak, cloves, gallnut, incense, orpiment, ferrous oxide cooked together in a pot of clay or copper
Declension
editDeclension of noun حَلْقُوس (ḥalqūs)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَلْقُوس ḥalqūs |
الْحَلْقُوس al-ḥalqūs |
حَلْقُوس ḥalqūs |
Nominative | حَلْقُوسٌ ḥalqūsun |
الْحَلْقُوسُ al-ḥalqūsu |
حَلْقُوسُ ḥalqūsu |
Accusative | حَلْقُوسًا ḥalqūsan |
الْحَلْقُوسَ al-ḥalqūsa |
حَلْقُوسَ ḥalqūsa |
Genitive | حَلْقُوسٍ ḥalqūsin |
الْحَلْقُوسِ al-ḥalqūsi |
حَلْقُوسِ ḥalqūsi |
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