حلقوس
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Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”). The cosmetic and the art of its application are vulgarly claimed to be of Punic substrate.
Pronunciation
Noun
حَلْقُوس • (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
Declension of noun حَلْقُوس (ḥalqūs)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |