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/, /ħu.lum/

Verb

حَلَمَ • (ḥalama) I (non-past يَحْلُمُ (yaḥlumu), verbal noun حُلْم (ḥulm) or حُلُم (ḥulum))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to dream (something) or about [with بِ (bi)] (something) while asleep

   Synonyms: اِحْتَلَمَ (iḥtalama), رَأَى (raʔā)

   1. (intransitive, transitive) to muse, reflect, or meditate on [with بِ (bi)]; to vision, to image

      Synonyms: تَخَيَّلَ (taḵayyala), تَصَوَّرَ (taṣawwara)

2. (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

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

    Conjugation of حَلَمَ (I, sound, a ~ u, impersonal passive, verbal nouns حُلْم, حُلُم)

Verb

حَلُمَ • (ḥaluma) I (non-past يَحْلُمُ (yaḥlumu), verbal noun حِلْم (ḥilm))

1. (intransitive, approving) to mature mentally or to be perceived as such; to act or think like an adult
2. (intransitive, approving) to be gentle, forgiving, merciful, or lenient; to be mild-mannered
3. (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

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

    Conjugation of حَلُمَ (I, sound, u ~ u, no passive, verbal noun حِلْم)

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of حَلَمَ (ḥalama) (form I): dreaming
2. a dream (something experienced during sleep); vision

   Synonyms: رُؤْيَا (ruʔyā), مَنَام (manām)

   Hyponym: كَابُوس (kābūs, “nightmare”)

3. a wish, a desire, an aspiration; a daydream (something fantasised about or desired)

   Synonyms: مُنْيَة (munya), بُغْيَة (buḡya)

4. utopia

Declension

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

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

See also

• أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ pl (ʔaḍḡāṯu ʔaḥlāmin, “convolutions of dreams”)

Noun

حُلُم or حُلْم • (ḥulum or ḥulm) m

1. verbal noun of حَلَمَ (ḥalama) (form I)
2. 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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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

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

Noun

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

1. verbal noun of حَلُمَ (ḥaluma) (form I)
2. (approving) mental, psychological, or comportmental maturity; prudence; rationality; discretion

   Synonyms: عَقْل (ʕaql), حِكْمَة (ḥikma)

3. (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

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

Declension of noun حِلْم (ḥilm)

Noun

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

1. tick(s), mite(s)
2. (anatomy) nipple(s), teat(s)
3. callous-leaved gromwell (Moltkiopsis ciliata)

Declension

Collective	basic collective triptote
	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)
	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
	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

Declension of noun حَلَم (ḥalam)

Derived terms

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِلْم (ḥilm).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hilm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪlm]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɪlm]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪlm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔilm]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [helm]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hilm]

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

Noun

Dari	حلم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳилм

حلم • (helm) (plural حلوم (holum))

1. meekness, mildness
2. submissiveness, docility
3. 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/, [ˈħi.lɪm]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

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

1. to dream

Conjugation

Conjugation of حلم

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħulm/, [ˈħʊ.l(ʊ)m]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

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

1. dream

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦʊlm/

Noun

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

1. dream, imagination

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian حِلْم (hilm)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɪlm/

Noun

حِلْم • (hilm) m (Hindi spelling हिल्म)

1. 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.