سلم

هُوَ سَلْمَانُ بَيْتِهِ ذ He is the special, or particular, friend of his [another's] house; one who mixes with him much: from the saying of the Prophet, سَلْمَانُ مِنَّا أَهْلِ البَيْتِ [ Selmán is of us, the people of the house ]; referring to Selmán El-Fárisee. (Har p. 472.) ― -b2- أَبُو سَلْمَانَ: see سَلْمَى. ― -b3- Also A species of the [ black beetles called ] جِعْلَان [pl. of جُعَلٌ, q. v.]: (M:) or i. q. جُعَلٌ, (IAar, K,) or أَبُو جَعْرَان, with fet-h [app. a mistake for kesr] to the ج: (Kr, TA:) or the largest of the جِعْلَان: or a certain insect like the جُعَل, having a pair of wings: (TA:) or the male of the [ black beetles called ] خَنَافِس [pl. of خُنْفَسَاآءُ, q. v.]. (IAar, TA in art. فرض.)