حلم

See also: ح ل م

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ل م (ḥ l m)
9 terms

Akin to Aramaic חֶלְמָא (ḥelmā), Classical Syriac ܚܠܡܐ (ḥelmā), Hebrew חֲלוֹם (khalóm), Ugaritic 𐎈𐎍𐎎 (ḥlm). For the significations of the root in Arabic, compare م ن ي (m-n-y), whence أُمْنِيَة (ʔumniya, “a wish”) and مَنِيّ (maniyy, “a fluid considered conceptive; semen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħulm/ or IPA^(key): /ħu.lum/

Verb

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

(intransitive, transitive) to dream (something) or about (something) while asleep
Synonyms: اِحْتَلَمَ (iḥtalama), رَأَى (raʔā)
1. (intransitive, transitive) to muse, reflect, or meditate on ; to vision, to image
  Synonyms: تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala), تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara)
(intransitive) to experience the first seminal ejaculation
Synonym: اِحْتَلَمَ (iḥtalama)
1. (intransitive, chiefly of males) to mature physically or sexually; to attain puberty
  Synonym: بَلَغَ (balaḡa)
2. (intransitive, law, chiefly of males, archaic) to become a legal adult or to be perceived as such
  Synonyms: بَلَغَ (balaḡa), أَدْرَكَ (ʔadraka), رَشَدَ (rašada), عَقَلَ (ʕaqala), مَيَّزَ (mayyaza)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَلَمَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns حُلْم or حُلُم)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					حُلْم or حُلُم ḥulm or ḥulum
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					حَالِم ḥālim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَحْلُوم maḥlūm
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَلَمْتُ ḥalamtu	حَلَمْتَ ḥalamta	حَلَمَ ḥalama	حَلَمْتُمَا ḥalamtumā	حَلَمَا ḥalamā	حَلَمْنَا ḥalamnā	حَلَمْتُمْ ḥalamtum	حَلَمُوا ḥalamū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَلَمْتُ ḥalamtu	حَلَمْتِ ḥalamti	حَلَمَتْ ḥalamat	حَلَمْتُمَا ḥalamtumā	حَلَمَتَا ḥalamatā	حَلَمْنَا ḥalamnā	حَلَمْتُنَّ ḥalamtunna	حَلَمْنَ ḥalamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْلُمُ ʔaḥlumu	تَحْلُمُ taḥlumu	يَحْلُمُ yaḥlumu	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	يَحْلُمَانِ yaḥlumāni	نَحْلُمُ naḥlumu	تَحْلُمُونَ taḥlumūna	يَحْلُمُونَ yaḥlumūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَحْلُمُ ʔaḥlumu	تَحْلُمِينَ taḥlumīna	تَحْلُمُ taḥlumu	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	نَحْلُمُ naḥlumu	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْلُمَ ʔaḥluma	تَحْلُمَ taḥluma	يَحْلُمَ yaḥluma	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	يَحْلُمَا yaḥlumā	نَحْلُمَ naḥluma	تَحْلُمُوا taḥlumū	يَحْلُمُوا yaḥlumū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَحْلُمَ ʔaḥluma	تَحْلُمِي taḥlumī	تَحْلُمَ taḥluma	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	نَحْلُمَ naḥluma	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْلُمْ ʔaḥlum	تَحْلُمْ taḥlum	يَحْلُمْ yaḥlum	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	يَحْلُمَا yaḥlumā	نَحْلُمْ naḥlum	تَحْلُمُوا taḥlumū	يَحْلُمُوا yaḥlumū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَحْلُمْ ʔaḥlum	تَحْلُمِي taḥlumī	تَحْلُمْ taḥlum	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	نَحْلُمْ naḥlum	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُحْلُمْ uḥlum		اُحْلُمَا uḥlumā			اُحْلُمُوا uḥlumū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُحْلُمِي uḥlumī		اُحْلُمَا uḥlumā			اُحْلُمْنَ uḥlumna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	حُلِمَ ḥulima	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُحْلَمُ yuḥlamu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُحْلَمَ yuḥlama	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُحْلَمْ yuḥlam	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Verb

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

(intransitive, approving) to mature mentally or to be perceived as such; to act or think like an adult
(intransitive, approving) to be gentle, forgiving, merciful, or lenient; to be mild-mannered
(intransitive, approving) to restrain oneself or to be restrained or checked (especially emotionally and psychologically); to forbear, to refrain, to abstain, to withhold; to be long-suffering, to be patient or enduring; to mellow

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَلُمَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun حِلْم)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					حِلْم ḥilm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					حَالِم ḥālim
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَلُمْتُ ḥalumtu	حَلُمْتَ ḥalumta	حَلُمَ ḥaluma	حَلُمْتُمَا ḥalumtumā	حَلُمَا ḥalumā	حَلُمْنَا ḥalumnā	حَلُمْتُمْ ḥalumtum	حَلُمُوا ḥalumū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَلُمْتُ ḥalumtu	حَلُمْتِ ḥalumti	حَلُمَتْ ḥalumat	حَلُمْتُمَا ḥalumtumā	حَلُمَتَا ḥalumatā	حَلُمْنَا ḥalumnā	حَلُمْتُنَّ ḥalumtunna	حَلُمْنَ ḥalumna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْلُمُ ʔaḥlumu	تَحْلُمُ taḥlumu	يَحْلُمُ yaḥlumu	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	يَحْلُمَانِ yaḥlumāni	نَحْلُمُ naḥlumu	تَحْلُمُونَ taḥlumūna	يَحْلُمُونَ yaḥlumūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَحْلُمُ ʔaḥlumu	تَحْلُمِينَ taḥlumīna	تَحْلُمُ taḥlumu	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	تَحْلُمَانِ taḥlumāni	نَحْلُمُ naḥlumu	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْلُمَ ʔaḥluma	تَحْلُمَ taḥluma	يَحْلُمَ yaḥluma	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	يَحْلُمَا yaḥlumā	نَحْلُمَ naḥluma	تَحْلُمُوا taḥlumū	يَحْلُمُوا yaḥlumū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَحْلُمَ ʔaḥluma	تَحْلُمِي taḥlumī	تَحْلُمَ taḥluma	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	نَحْلُمَ naḥluma	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْلُمْ ʔaḥlum	تَحْلُمْ taḥlum	يَحْلُمْ yaḥlum	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	يَحْلُمَا yaḥlumā	نَحْلُمْ naḥlum	تَحْلُمُوا taḥlumū	يَحْلُمُوا yaḥlumū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَحْلُمْ ʔaḥlum	تَحْلُمِي taḥlumī	تَحْلُمْ taḥlum	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	تَحْلُمَا taḥlumā	نَحْلُمْ naḥlum	تَحْلُمْنَ taḥlumna	يَحْلُمْنَ yaḥlumna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُحْلُمْ uḥlum		اُحْلُمَا uḥlumā			اُحْلُمُوا uḥlumū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اُحْلُمِي uḥlumī		اُحْلُمَا uḥlumā			اُحْلُمْنَ uḥlumna

Noun

حُلْم or حُلُم • (ḥulm or ḥulum) m (plural أَحْلَام (ʔaḥlām))

verbal noun of حَلَمَ (ḥalama) (form I): dreaming
a dream (something experienced during sleep); vision
Synonyms: رُؤْيَا (ruʔyā), مَنَام (manām)

Hyponym: كَابُوس (kābūs, “nightmare”)
a wish, a desire, an aspiration; a daydream (something fantasised about or desired)
Synonyms: مُنْيَة (munya), بُغْيَة (buḡya)
utopia

Declension

Declension of noun حُلْم (ḥulm)‎; حُلُم (ḥulum)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلْم‎; حُلُم ḥulm‎; ḥulum	الْحُلْم‎; الْحُلُم al-ḥulm‎; al-ḥulum	حُلْم‎; حُلُم ḥulm‎; ḥulum
Nominative	حُلْمٌ‎; حُلُمٌ ḥulmun‎; ḥulumun	الْحُلْمُ‎; الْحُلُمُ al-ḥulmu‎; al-ḥulumu	حُلْمُ‎; حُلُمُ ḥulmu‎; ḥulumu
Accusative	حُلْمًا‎; حُلُمًا ḥulman‎; ḥuluman	الْحُلْمَ‎; الْحُلُمَ al-ḥulma‎; al-ḥuluma	حُلْمَ‎; حُلُمَ ḥulma‎; ḥuluma
Genitive	حُلْمٍ‎; حُلُمٍ ḥulmin‎; ḥulumin	الْحُلْمِ‎; الْحُلُمِ al-ḥulmi‎; al-ḥulumi	حُلْمِ‎; حُلُمِ ḥulmi‎; ḥulumi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلْمَيْن‎; حُلُمَيْن ḥulmayn‎; ḥulumayn	الْحُلْمَيْن‎; الْحُلُمَيْن al-ḥulmayn‎; al-ḥulumayn	حُلْمَيْ‎; حُلُمَيْ ḥulmay‎; ḥulumay
Nominative	حُلْمَانِ‎; حُلُمَانِ ḥulmāni‎; ḥulumāni	الْحُلْمَانِ‎; الْحُلُمَانِ al-ḥulmāni‎; al-ḥulumāni	حُلْمَا‎; حُلُمَا ḥulmā‎; ḥulumā
Accusative	حُلْمَيْنِ‎; حُلُمَيْنِ ḥulmayni‎; ḥulumayni	الْحُلْمَيْنِ‎; الْحُلُمَيْنِ al-ḥulmayni‎; al-ḥulumayni	حُلْمَيْ‎; حُلُمَيْ ḥulmay‎; ḥulumay
Genitive	حُلْمَيْنِ‎; حُلُمَيْنِ ḥulmayni‎; ḥulumayni	الْحُلْمَيْنِ‎; الْحُلُمَيْنِ al-ḥulmayni‎; al-ḥulumayni	حُلْمَيْ‎; حُلُمَيْ ḥulmay‎; ḥulumay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَحْلَام ʔaḥlām	الْأَحْلَام al-ʔaḥlām	أَحْلَام ʔaḥlām
Nominative	أَحْلَامٌ ʔaḥlāmun	الْأَحْلَامُ al-ʔaḥlāmu	أَحْلَامُ ʔaḥlāmu
Accusative	أَحْلَامًا ʔaḥlāman	الْأَحْلَامَ al-ʔaḥlāma	أَحْلَامَ ʔaḥlāma
Genitive	أَحْلَامٍ ʔaḥlāmin	الْأَحْلَامِ al-ʔaḥlāmi	أَحْلَامِ ʔaḥlāmi

Noun

حُلُم or حُلْم • (ḥulum or ḥulm) m

verbal noun of حَلَمَ (ḥalama) (form I)
sexual maturity; puberty
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:59:
  وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَالُ مِنْكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَأْذِنُوا كَمَا ٱسْتَأْذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ
  waʔiḏā balaḡa l-ʔaṭfālu minkumu l-ḥuluma falyastaʔḏinū kamā staʔḏana llaḏīna min qablihim
  And if the children among you reach puberty, they shall ask for permission as those who did before them.

Declension

Declension of noun حُلُم (ḥulum)‎; حُلْم (ḥulm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلُم‎; حُلْم ḥulum‎; ḥulm	الْحُلُم‎; الْحُلْم al-ḥulum‎; al-ḥulm	حُلُم‎; حُلْم ḥulum‎; ḥulm
Nominative	حُلُمٌ‎; حُلْمٌ ḥulumun‎; ḥulmun	الْحُلُمُ‎; الْحُلْمُ al-ḥulumu‎; al-ḥulmu	حُلُمُ‎; حُلْمُ ḥulumu‎; ḥulmu
Accusative	حُلُمًا‎; حُلْمًا ḥuluman‎; ḥulman	الْحُلُمَ‎; الْحُلْمَ al-ḥuluma‎; al-ḥulma	حُلُمَ‎; حُلْمَ ḥuluma‎; ḥulma
Genitive	حُلُمٍ‎; حُلْمٍ ḥulumin‎; ḥulmin	الْحُلُمِ‎; الْحُلْمِ al-ḥulumi‎; al-ḥulmi	حُلُمِ‎; حُلْمِ ḥulumi‎; ḥulmi

Noun

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

verbal noun of حَلُمَ (ḥaluma) (form I)
(approving) mental, psychological, or comportmental maturity; prudence; rationality; discretion
Synonyms: عَقْل (ʕaql), حِكْمَة (ḥikma)
(approving) being long-suffering, self-restraint; forbearance, longanimity
- Al-Shafi'i
  يُخَاطِبُنِي السَّفِيهُ بِكُلِّ قُبْحٍ / فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَكُونَ لَهُ مُجِيبًا
  يَزِيدُ سَفَاهَةً فَأَزِيدُ حِلْمًا / كَعُودٍ زَادَهُ الْإِحْرَاقُ طِيبًا
  yuḵāṭibuni s-safīhu bikulli qubḥin / faʔakrahu ʔan ʔakūna lahū mujīban
  yazīdu safāhatan faʔazīdu ḥilman / kaʕūdin zādahu l-ʔiḥrāqu ṭīban
  The fool would spew a lot of ugliness and filth, / And I should hate to be the one who answers him. / He grows more foolish; I grow more and more restrained, / Like incense burning with increasing fragrances.

Declension

Declension of noun حِلْم (ḥilm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلْم ḥilm	الْحِلْم al-ḥilm	حِلْم ḥilm
Nominative	حِلْمٌ ḥilmun	الْحِلْمُ al-ḥilmu	حِلْمُ ḥilmu
Accusative	حِلْمًا ḥilman	الْحِلْمَ al-ḥilma	حِلْمَ ḥilma
Genitive	حِلْمٍ ḥilmin	الْحِلْمِ al-ḥilmi	حِلْمِ ḥilmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلْمَيْن ḥilmayn	الْحِلْمَيْن al-ḥilmayn	حِلْمَيْ ḥilmay
Nominative	حِلْمَانِ ḥilmāni	الْحِلْمَانِ al-ḥilmāni	حِلْمَا ḥilmā
Accusative	حِلْمَيْنِ ḥilmayni	الْحِلْمَيْنِ al-ḥilmayni	حِلْمَيْ ḥilmay
Genitive	حِلْمَيْنِ ḥilmayni	الْحِلْمَيْنِ al-ḥilmayni	حِلْمَيْ ḥilmay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلُوم‎; أَحْلَام ḥulūm‎; ʔaḥlām	الْحُلُوم‎; الْأَحْلَام al-ḥulūm‎; al-ʔaḥlām	حُلُوم‎; أَحْلَام ḥulūm‎; ʔaḥlām
Nominative	حُلُومٌ‎; أَحْلَامٌ ḥulūmun‎; ʔaḥlāmun	الْحُلُومُ‎; الْأَحْلَامُ al-ḥulūmu‎; al-ʔaḥlāmu	حُلُومُ‎; أَحْلَامُ ḥulūmu‎; ʔaḥlāmu
Accusative	حُلُومًا‎; أَحْلَامًا ḥulūman‎; ʔaḥlāman	الْحُلُومَ‎; الْأَحْلَامَ al-ḥulūma‎; al-ʔaḥlāma	حُلُومَ‎; أَحْلَامَ ḥulūma‎; ʔaḥlāma
Genitive	حُلُومٍ‎; أَحْلَامٍ ḥulūmin‎; ʔaḥlāmin	الْحُلُومِ‎; الْأَحْلَامِ al-ḥulūmi‎; al-ʔaḥlāmi	حُلُومِ‎; أَحْلَامِ ḥulūmi‎; ʔaḥlāmi

Noun

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

tick(s), mite(s)
(anatomy) nipple(s), teat(s)
callous-leaved gromwell (Moltkiopsis ciliata)

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَم (ḥalam)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَم ḥalam	الْحَلَم al-ḥalam	حَلَم ḥalam
Nominative	حَلَمٌ ḥalamun	الْحَلَمُ al-ḥalamu	حَلَمُ ḥalamu
Accusative	حَلَمًا ḥalaman	الْحَلَمَ al-ḥalama	حَلَمَ ḥalama
Genitive	حَلَمٍ ḥalamin	الْحَلَمِ al-ḥalami	حَلَمِ ḥalami
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَمَة ḥalama	الْحَلَمَة al-ḥalama	حَلَمَة ḥalamat
Nominative	حَلَمَةٌ ḥalamatun	الْحَلَمَةُ al-ḥalamatu	حَلَمَةُ ḥalamatu
Accusative	حَلَمَةً ḥalamatan	الْحَلَمَةَ al-ḥalamata	حَلَمَةَ ḥalamata
Genitive	حَلَمَةٍ ḥalamatin	الْحَلَمَةِ al-ḥalamati	حَلَمَةِ ḥalamati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَمَتَيْن ḥalamatayn	الْحَلَمَتَيْن al-ḥalamatayn	حَلَمَتَيْ ḥalamatay
Nominative	حَلَمَتَانِ ḥalamatāni	الْحَلَمَتَانِ al-ḥalamatāni	حَلَمَتَا ḥalamatā
Accusative	حَلَمَتَيْنِ ḥalamatayni	الْحَلَمَتَيْنِ al-ḥalamatayni	حَلَمَتَيْ ḥalamatay
Genitive	حَلَمَتَيْنِ ḥalamatayni	الْحَلَمَتَيْنِ al-ḥalamatayni	حَلَمَتَيْ ḥalamatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَمَات ḥalamāt	الْحَلَمَات al-ḥalamāt	حَلَمَات ḥalamāt
Nominative	حَلَمَاتٌ ḥalamātun	الْحَلَمَاتُ al-ḥalamātu	حَلَمَاتُ ḥalamātu
Accusative	حَلَمَاتٍ ḥalamātin	الْحَلَمَاتِ al-ḥalamāti	حَلَمَاتِ ḥalamāti
Genitive	حَلَمَاتٍ ḥalamātin	الْحَلَمَاتِ al-ḥalamāti	حَلَمَاتِ ḥalamāti

Derived terms

حَلَمِيّ (ḥalamiyy)
حُلَيْمَة (ḥulayma)
- حُلَيْمِيّ (ḥulaymiyy)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِلْم (ḥilm).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	hilm
Dari reading^?	hilm
Iranian reading^?	helm
Tajik reading^?	hilm

Noun


Iranian Persian	حلم
Dari	حلم
Tajik	ҳилм

حلم • (helm) (plural حلوم (holum))

meekness, mildness
submissiveness, docility
forbearance, mansuetude
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3794:
  که نیم کوهم ز حلم و صبر و داد
  کوه را کی در رباید تند باد
  kah niyam kōh-am za hilm u sabr u dād
  kōh rā kay dar rubāyad tund bād
  I am not a straw, I am a mountain of forbearance and patience and justice:
  how should the fierce wind carry off the mountain?”

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حلم”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ل م
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَلَمَ (ḥalama).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħi.lim/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

حلم • (ḥilim) I (present بحلم (biḥlam))

to dream

Conjugation

Conjugation of حلم (ḥilim)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حلمت (ḥlimt)	حلمت (ḥlimt)	حلم (ḥilim)	حلمنا (ḥlimna)	حلمتو (ḥlimtu)	حلمو (ḥilmu)
past	f	حلمت (ḥlimt)	حلمتي (ḥlimti)	حلمت (ḥilmat)	حلمنا (ḥlimna)	حلمتو (ḥlimtu)	حلمو (ḥilmu)
present	m	بحلم (baḥlam)	بتحلم (btiḥlam)	بحلم (biḥlam)	منحلم (mniḥlam)	بتحلمو (btiḥlamu)	بحلمو (biḥlamu)
present	f	بحلم (baḥlam)	بتحلمي (btiḥlami)	بتحلم (btiḥlam)	منحلم (mniḥlam)	بتحلمو (btiḥlamu)	بحلمو (biḥlamu)
subjunctive	m	أحلم (ʔaḥlam)	تحلم (tiḥlam)	يحلم (yiḥlam)	نحلم (niḥlam)	تحلمو (tiḥlamu)	يحلمو (yiḥlamu)
subjunctive	f	أحلم (ʔaḥlam)	تحلمي (tiḥlami)	تحلم (tiḥlam)	نحلم (niḥlam)	تحلمو (tiḥlamu)	يحلمو (yiḥlamu)
imperative	m		احلم (iḥlam)			احلمو (iḥlamu)
imperative	f		احلمي (iḥlami)			احلمو (iḥlamu)

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħulm/,
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

حلم • (ḥilm, ḥulm) m (plural أحلام (ʔaḥlām))

dream

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦʊlm/

Noun

حُلْم • (hulm) m (formal plural احلام, Hindi spelling हुल्म)

dream, imagination

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hilm)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪlm/

Noun

حِلْم • (hilm) m (Hindi spelling हिल्म)

forbearance, toleration, patience

References

“حلم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“حلم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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Persian

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References

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

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Urdu

Etymology 1

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