سل

R. Q. 1 سَلْسَلَةٌ ذ [as inf. n. of سُلْسِلَ (see مُسَلْسَلٌ below)] signifies A thing's being connected with another thing. (M, K.) [It is also inf. n. of سَلْسَلَ, as such signifying The connecting a thing with another thing.] ― -b2- [Hence, or the reverse may be the case,] سَلْسَلْتُهُ I bound him with the سِلْسِلَة [or chain ]. (O. TA.) ― -b3- And سَلْسَلْتُ المَاآءَ فِى الحَلْقِ I poured the water into the throat, or fauces, [app. in a continuous stream. ] (S, * O.) ― -b4- And مَاسَلْسَلَ طَعَامًا He did not eat food: (K:) as though he did not pour it into his throat, or fauces. (TA.) -A2- Accord. to IAar, سَلْسَلَ signifies He ate a سَلْسَلَة, i. e., a long piece of a camel's hump. (O.) -A3- See also 1, third sentence.