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حَلّ
solution /ˈħall/
nounA1#623 most common
Also: solving, resolution, answer
Example sentences
ما الحَلّ؟
What is the solution?
هذا حَلٌّ جيّد.
This is a good solution.
وجدتُ حَلًّا للمشكلة.
I found a solution to the problem.
لا يوجد حَلٌّ سهل لهذه الأزمة.
There is no easy solution to this crisis.
اقترح الفريق عدّة حُلول عمليّة لمشكلة ازدحام المرور.
The team proposed several practical solutions to the traffic congestion problem.
يرى المحلّلون أنّ الحَلّ السياسيّ هو السبيل الوحيد لإنهاء النزاع.
Analysts hold that the political solution is the only path to ending the conflict.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَلٌّ | حُلُولٌ |
| Genitive | حَلٍّ | حُلُولٍ |
| Accusative | حَلًّا | حُلُولًا |
| Vocative | يا حَلُّ | يا حُلُولُ |
Word family
حَلَّto solve, to untie, to dissolve
حُلُولsolutions (plural of ḥall); advent, onsetمَحْلُولa dissolved liquid solution
حَلّالproblem-solver, one who solves
حَلالlawful, permitted
Etymology
حَلّ is the verbal noun of the verb ḥalla, 'to untie or loosen.' A problem was pictured as a knot, so finding its answer was an act of untying. From the same root come ḥalāl, 'the permitted,' and maḥall, 'a place,' both tied to the idea of loosening or setting down. The root ح-ل-ل is old and shared across the Semitic languages.
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