It is stated that the correct form of the word ashâb-ı mâlihülyâ (melancholics) is mālinḥulyā, with a nūn (n) preceding the ḥāʾ (h). This term is the equivalent in Greek of haltu'l-esved (black bile). This secretion is the cause of certain illnesses. The reason this illness is named as such is that it is a melancholic disease which diverts thoughts and assumptions from their natural course, transforming them into corruption and fear. (Heyâkil, 100)
aṣḥāb al-mālinḥulyā (melancholics)
It is stated that the correct form of the word ashâb-ı mâlihülyâ (melancholics) is mālinḥulyā, with a nūn (n) preceding the ḥāʾ (h). This term is the equivalent in Greek of haltu'l-esved (black bile). This secretion is …