ه • ل • ث

: see هَلْثَى and هُلَاثٌ.

People of the lower, or lowest, class. (TA.) هُوَ مِنْ هَلَائِثِهِمْ, mentioned, but not explained, by IAar: thought by ISd to signify He is of the dregs of them: or, of their assembly, or company. (TA.)

An assembly, a company, or congregated body, of men. (IAar.) [Or perhaps it is هَلْثًى.] Also, and ↓ هَلْثَآءٌ [or perhaps هَلْثَآءُ] and ↓ هِلْثَآءٌ and ↓ هَلْثَآءَةٌ and ↓ هِلْثَآءَةٌ and ↓ هُلْثَةٌ An assembly, a company, or a congregated body, (composed of a great number of men, TA,) whose voices are raised high. (K.) [That هِلْثَاء is with tenween is expressly shown by Fr.: but whether هَلْثَاء is so is doubtful.] Also ↓ هِلْثَأَةٌ, with the second syll. short, An assembly, or a company, more in number than what is called وَضْمَة. (Th.) مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ ↓ جَاءَتْ هِلْثَأَةٌ There came parties from every direction. (Th.)

[app. هَلْثَاءٌ], coll. gen. n., n. un. with ة, A kind of palm-tree, slender below, and thick at the head; the unripe dates of which are of a reddening yellow, disagreeable in taste; and its fresh ripe dates of the best, or sweetest, kind. (Aboo-Hátim, in Msb.) See هَلْثَى.

and ↓ هَلْثَاءَةٌ and ↓ هِلْثَاءَةٌ Flaccidness, or languor, (إِسْتِرَخْاء,) that comes upon a man. (K.)