ه • ل

: see سَلَخَ.

: see a verse cited at the close of the first paragraph of art. ضحك. See also a verse cited voce أَفْثَأَ. See مُسْتَهَلٌّ.

The new moon; or the moon when it is termed هِلاَل: it may be explained as meaning, generally, the moon when near the sun, or moon a little after or before the change. See سَمَا.

may be originally هَلْو or هَلْى or هَلّ: (Akh, in S, voce بل:) see بَلْ. هَلْ followed by إِلَى: see the latter. حَىّ هَلَ: see حى. هَلَّا: see حَضَّةٌ and عَنْ, latter part, and لَوْلَا, and أَلَّا.

: see بَلَّةٌ.

The first night of the lunar month. (Msb.)