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سلحت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a type of woman characterized by wantonness, lewdness, and a lack of restraint. It encompasses terms for a promiscuous or immodest female, often associated with a bold or unrestrained demeanor.

Derived headwords

السَّلْحُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    wanton womanclassical

    A woman who is lewd, promiscuous, or immodest. It implies a lack of shame and unrestrained behavior.

Parallel reading

السلحوت: الماجنة؛
The salḥūt: the wanton woman;
أدركتها تأفر دون العنتوت،
I reached her, fleeing from the immodest one,
تلك الخريع والهلوك السلحوت
that flirtatious, lewd, salḥūt woman.