هلال

العربية

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هلال

/hi.laːl/

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Cognate with Hebrew ה־ל־ל (“Forming words relating to being clear and shining”, root) and Ugaritic 𐎅𐎍𐎍 (hll).

noun هِلَال · hilāl · أَهِلَّة · الْهِلَال

crescent, crescent moon يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ ۗ وَلَيْسَ ٱلْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ ۗ وَأْتُوا ٱلْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا ٱللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
moonlight, glow, aura

proper noun هِلَال · hilāl

a surname

In English

crescent figure of the moon
crescent moon the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {هلال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}