maṣdarهَلَاكٌ
Core sense — he perished, he came to an end, he diedgenerated
1.1
and others: he, or it, perished, came to nothing, came to an end, passed away, ceased to be.
So explained for هَلاَكٌ and the like.
Or: he fell; or he became bad, corrupt, or spoiled; or he went away and no one knew where.
Of هَلاَكٌ: he died.
1.1.1his land had its herbage dried up by drought—هَلَكَتْ أَرْضُهُ
See جَرِبَ.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 4
40:34
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهٖ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهٖ رَسُولًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابٌ"And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with Clear Signs, but ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come: At length, when he died, ye said: 'No messenger will Allah send after him.' thus doth Allah leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,-
69:29
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَـٰنِيَهْ"My power has perished from me!"...
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, inf. n. هَلَاكٌ &c., (S, K, &c.,) He, or it, perished, came to nought, came to an end, passed away, was not, was no more, or became non-existent or annihilated: (KL, PS in explanation of هَلاَكٌ , &c.:) or fell: or became in a bad, or corrupt, state; became corrupted, vitiated, marred, or spoiled: or went away, no one knew whither: (Mgh in explanation of هَلاَكٌ :) he died. (K.) هَلَكَتْ أَرْضُهُ His land had its herbage dried up by drought: see جَرِبَ .