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سلتم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

سِلْتِمٌ ذ A calamity, or misfortune. (S, M, K.) ― -b2- A hard, or severe, year. (S, M, K.) ― -b3- A [ goblin, or demon, such as is termed ] غُول. (S, M, K.) ― -b4- A she-camel having no tooth remaining, and whose lower lip has fallen and she is unable to raise it. (K, TA. [The explanation in the CK is faulty: the last words should be لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ رَفْعَهُ.]) Some say that the م is augmentative. (TA.) ― -b5- One says also مَا أَصَابَ سِلْتِمًا, [in the CK سَلْتَمًا,] meaning He got not anything. (K, TA.)

Derived headwords

سِلْتِمٌ
  1. 1.
لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ رَفْعَهُ
مَا أَصَابَ