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صلم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

صَيْلَمٌ ذ A difficult, severe, or distressing, event; (M, K;) such as extirpates: you say أَمْرٌ صَيْلَمٌ: and such is termed ↓ صَيْلَمِيَّةٌ. (M.) And you say also وَقْعَةٌ صَيْلَمَةٌ i. e. [ An onslaught ] that extirpates. (K.) ― -b2- And A calamity; (S, M, K;) because it [often] extirpates; and so ↓ صَلَمَةٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- And An abominable severing from friendly, or loving, communion or intercourse. (TA.) ― -b4- And A sword. (S, K.) -A2- Also i. q. وَجْبَةٌ: like صَيْرَمٌ [q. v.]: (M, K:) both mentioned by Yaakoob. (M.)

Derived headwords

صَيْلَمٌ
  1. 1.
أَمْرٌ صَيْلَمٌ
وَقْعَةٌ صَيْلَمَةٌ