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حَالٌّ حال [Untying, undoing, or opening, a knot:] act. part. n. of حَلَّ in the phrase حَلَّ العُقْدَةَ. (Msb.) ― -b2- [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; syn. نَازِلٌ; (K, TA;) as also ↓ حِلٌّ ; occurring in the Kur xc. 2: (TA:) pl. of the former حُلُولٌ and حُلَّالٌ and حُلَّلٌ, (K,) and quasi-pl. n. ↓ حِلَّةٌ ; (TA [in which it is in one place called a pl. (not a quasi-pl. n.) of حَالٌّ];) and the pl. 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.] ― -b3- Hence, الحَالُّ المُرْتَحِلُ (assumed tropical:) He who completes the reading, or reciting, of the Kur-án, 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.) ― -b4- دَيْنٌ حَالٌ (assumed tropical:) A debt of which the appointed term, or period, is ended; (Msb;) a debt falling due; (TA;) contr. of مُؤَجَّلٌ. (Mgh.) ― -b5- See also مُحَلَّلٌ.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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