حَالٌّ
1.
[Untying, undoing, or opening, a knot:] act. particle n. of حَلَّ in the phrase حَلَّ العُقْدَةَ. (Msb.)
2.
[And hence, (see 1,)] Alighting, or descending and stopping or sojourning or abiding or lodging or settling; or simply taking up one's abode; or abiding, lodging, or settling; in a place; synonym نَازِلٌ; (K, TA;) as also
حِلٌّ; occurring in the Qur'an, 90:2: (TA:) plural of the former حُلُولٌ and حُلَّالٌ and حُلَّلٌ, (K,) and quasi-plural n.
حِلَّةٌ; (TA [in which it is in one place called a plural (not a quasi-plural n.) of حَالٌّ];) and the plural of حِلَّةٌ is حِلَالٌ. (TA.) You say حَىٌّ حُلُولٌ
A tribe that is [abiding] in one place. (Ham p. 171.) And
قَوْمٌ حِلَّةٌ
A people, or party, alighting, &c., (S, Msb, K,) and comprising a numerous company: and in like manner,
حِىٌّ حِلَّةٌ, (S,) and حَىٌّ حِلَالٌ, (S, TA,) a numerous tribe [alighting, &c.]. (TA.) [See also نَظَرٌ.]
3.
Hence, الحَالُّ المُرْتَحِلُ (assumed tropical:) He who completes the reading, or reciting, of the Qur'an, and then immediately recommences it; likened to him who travels much, and does not come to his family: or the warrior who does not return from his warring. (TA.)
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See also مُحَلَّلٌ.