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حِلْيَة

ḥil'yatan

ornaments

অলংকার

Root letters: ح ل يAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,520 most frequentNoun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)
Learn it in lesson 152

About this word

Noun (ism)Feminine (muʾannath)Root letters: ح ل ي

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)حِلْيَةًۭ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • حِلْيَةًۭornamentsḥil'yatan · 2 times
  • حِلْيَةٍornamentsḥil'yatin · 1 times
  • ٱلْحِلْيَةِornamentsl-ḥil'yati · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ح ل ي — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]?

Surah 43:18 — Read full ayah

And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Surah 16:14 — Read full ayah

And not alike are the two seas [i.e., bodies of water]. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Surah 35:12 — Read full ayah