حلة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܚܠܐ‎ (ḥellā, “dust, secretion, powdery film; veil”) stemming from the sense of a veil clouding or covering the eyes like dust or a film.

Noun

حُلَّة • (ḥulla) f (plural حُلَل‎ (ḥulal))

suit, costume, attire

Declension

Declension of noun حُلَّة (ḥulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَّة ḥulla	الْحُلَّة‎ al-ḥulla	حُلَّة ḥullat
Nominative	حُلَّةٌ ḥullatun	الْحُلَّةُ‎ al-ḥullatu	حُلَّةُ ḥullatu
Accusative	حُلَّةً ḥullatan	الْحُلَّةَ‎ al-ḥullata	حُلَّةَ ḥullata
Genitive	حُلَّةٍ ḥullatin	الْحُلَّةِ‎ al-ḥullati	حُلَّةِ ḥullati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَّتَيْن‎ ḥullatayn	الْحُلَّتَيْن‎ al-ḥullatayn	حُلَّتَيْ‎ ḥullatay
Nominative	حُلَّتَانِ‎ ḥullatāni	الْحُلَّتَانِ‎ al-ḥullatāni	حُلَّتَا‎ ḥullatā
Accusative	حُلَّتَيْنِ‎ ḥullatayni	الْحُلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥullatayni	حُلَّتَيْ‎ ḥullatay
Genitive	حُلَّتَيْنِ‎ ḥullatayni	الْحُلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ḥullatayni	حُلَّتَيْ‎ ḥullatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَل‎ ḥulal	الْحُلَل‎ al-ḥulal	حُلَل‎ ḥulal
Nominative	حُلَلٌ‎ ḥulalun	الْحُلَلُ‎ al-ḥulalu	حُلَلُ‎ ḥulalu
Accusative	حُلَلًا‎ ḥulalan	الْحُلَلَ‎ al-ḥulala	حُلَلَ‎ ḥulala
Genitive	حُلَلٍ‎ ḥulalin	الْحُلَلِ‎ al-ḥulali	حُلَلِ‎ ḥulali

Etymology 2

From the root ح ل ل‎ (ḥ-l-l).

Noun

حِلَّة • (ḥilla) f

mode of doing حَلّ‎ (ḥall) or حُلُول‎ (ḥulūl)

Declension

Declension of noun حِلَّة (ḥilla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِلَّة ḥilla	الْحِلَّة‎ al-ḥilla	حِلَّة ḥillat
Nominative	حِلَّةٌ ḥillatun	الْحِلَّةُ‎ al-ḥillatu	حِلَّةُ ḥillatu
Accusative	حِلَّةً ḥillatan	الْحِلَّةَ‎ al-ḥillata	حِلَّةَ ḥillata
Genitive	حِلَّةٍ ḥillatin	الْحِلَّةِ‎ al-ḥillati	حِلَّةِ ḥillati

References

Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 50
Lane, Edward William (1863), “حلة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 621

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