صلد

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root صلد (ṣ-l-d) primarily denotes hardness, solidity, and dryness, often applied to stones, land, and even abstract concepts like stinginess or lack of emotion. It extends to meanings of being barren, unyielding, or producing no yield, whether literally in land or figuratively in relationships or actions.

Derived headwords

صَلْدadjective

1.
hard, solidboth
Describing something that is hard, solid, and unyielding, like a stone or dry ground.
2.
smooth, dryboth
Referring to a surface that is smooth and dry, like a stone or forehead.
3.
barren, infertileboth
Describing land or a place that does not grow plants due to its hardness and dryness.
4.
stingy, miserlyboth
Describing a person who is extremely stingy or miserly.

حجر صلد — hard stone

جبين صلد — smooth, dry forehead

مكان صلد — barren place

رجل صلد — very stingy man

صَلُودadjective

1.
hard, solidboth
Similar to صلد, denoting hardness and solidity.
2.
barren, infertileboth
Describing land that is barren and does not yield.
3.
unyielding, unmercifulboth
Describing a person, particularly a woman, who is hard-hearted and lacks compassion.
4.
stingy, miserlyboth
Describing a person who is extremely stingy.
5.
dry (animal)both
Describing a female animal, like a camel, that is infertile or has little milk.
6.
slow to ignite (fire starter)classical
Describing a fire starter that produces sound but no flame.

حجر صلود — hard stone

أرض صلود — barren land

امرأة صلود — unmerciful woman

رجل صلود — very stingy man

ناقة صلود — infertile or dry she-camel

عود صلاد لا ينقدح منه النار — a stick from which fire cannot be struck

صَلَدَverb

1.
to be hard, solidboth
The basic verb form indicating hardness or solidity.
2.
to be barrenboth
To become barren or infertile, referring to land.
3.
to be stingyboth
To be extremely stingy or miserly.
4.
to be dry (animal)both
To be infertile or have little milk, referring to a female animal.
5.
to be slow to igniteclassical
To produce sound but no flame when struck, referring to a fire starter.
6.
to be unresponsiveclassical
To give nothing when asked, referring to a person being asked for something.
7.
to make a grating soundclassical
To make a grating or scraping sound, referring to teeth or hooves.
8.
to climbclassical
To ascend or climb, referring to a mountain goat.
9.
to strike, clapclassical
To strike or clap, referring to hands.

صلد المكان وأصلد — the place became barren

صلد الزند يصلد صلدا — the fire starter produced sound but no flame

وصلد المسؤول السائل إذا لم يعطه شيئا — the one asked was unresponsive to the asker if he did not give him anything

صلدت أنيابه، فهي صالدة وصوالد — its teeth made a grating sound, and they are grating and grating

وصلد الوعل يصلد صلدا — the mountain goat climbed

صلد الرجل بيديه صلدا — the man struck with his hands

صَلَادَةnoun

1.
hardness, solidityboth
The state or quality of being hard and solid.
2.
stinginessboth
The quality of being extremely stingy.

صلد يصلد صلادة — he was stingy, becoming stingy

وقد صلد عليه يصلد صلادة — and it became hard for him to dig into it

أَصْلَدَverb

1.
to become barrenboth
To become barren or infertile, referring to land.
2.
to be stingyboth
To be extremely stingy or miserly.
3.
to produce sound without flameclassical
To strike a fire starter that produces sound but no flame.
4.
to find someone stingyclassical
To find someone to be stingy.

وقد صلد المكان وأصلد — and the place became barren

وسأله فأصلد أي وجده صلدا — and he asked him and found him stingy

وقدح فلان فأصلد — so-and-so struck (the fire starter) and it produced sound without flame

صَلْدَةnoun

1.
hard, solid stoneboth
A piece of hard, solid stone.
2.
barren landboth
Land that is hard and barren.

حجر صلد وصلود — hard and solid stone

والصلداء والصلداءة الأرض الغليظة الصلبة — and al-ṣaldāʾ and al-ṣaldāʾah is the coarse, hard ground

صُلُودَةnoun

1.
hardness, solidityboth
The quality of being hard and solid.
2.
stinginessboth
The state of being stingy.

وقد صلد عليه يصلد صلودة — and it became hard for him to dig into it

صَلْدَامadjective

1.
very hardclassical
Extremely hard and solid.

رأس صلد ورأس صلادم كصلد — a hard head and a very hard head

أَصْلَادnoun

1.
hard stonesboth
Plural of صلد, referring to hard stones.
2.
barren placesboth
Plural of صلد, referring to barren lands or places.

والجمع من كل ذلك أصلاد — and the plural of all of that is aṣlād

براق أصلاد الجبين الأجله — shining hard stones of the broad forehead

صَلْدَاءnoun

1.
hard, coarse groundboth
Ground that is hard, coarse, and unyielding.

والصلداء والصلداءة الأرض الغليظة الصلبة — and al-ṣaldāʾ and al-ṣaldāʾah is the coarse, hard ground

صَالِدadjective

1.
hard, solidboth
Describing something that is hard and solid.
2.
grating (teeth)classical
Making a grating sound, referring to teeth.

وصلد الزند يصلد صلدا، فهو صالد وصلاد وصلود ومصلاد — and the fire starter produced sound, so it is producing sound, and producing sound, and producing sound, and producing sound

صَلَّادadjective

1.
hard, solidboth
Describing something that is hard and solid.
2.
stingyboth
Extremely stingy.

مِصْلَادadjective

1.
dry (animal)both
Describing a female animal that is infertile or has little milk.
2.
producing sound without flameclassical
Referring to a fire starter that makes noise but no fire.

ناقة صلود ومصلاد أي بكيئة — a dry and infertile she-camel

صَلَدَverb

1.
to shine, gleamclassical
To shine or gleam, often referring to a bright, smooth surface.

فإذا هو أبيض يصلد — and it was white and shining

يَصْلُدverb

1.
to be watery, low-fatclassical
Describing milk or liquid that is watery and low in fat.
2.
to shine, gleamclassical
To shine or gleam, referring to a bright surface.

وجاء بمرق يصلت ولبن يصلت إذا كان قليل الدسم كثير الماء، ويجوز يصلد بهذا المعنى — and he brought broth that was watery and milk that was watery, meaning it was low in fat and high in water; and 'yaṣlad' is permissible in this meaning.

فخرج من موضع الطعنة أبيض يصلد أي يبرق ويبص — so it came out from the wound white and shining, meaning it was gleaming and bright

صَلُودnoun

1.
hard stoneclassical
A hard stone.

وحجر صلد: لا يوري نارا، وحجر صلود مثله — and a hard stone: it does not produce fire, and a ṣalūd stone is like it.

صَلْدnoun

1.
hard stoneclassical
A hard stone.

وحجر صلد: لا يوري نارا — and a hard stone: it does not produce fire

صَلَادِدnoun

1.
hard stonesclassical
Plural of صلد, referring to hard stones.

صل خطاطيف على جلامدا — hard hooks on hard stones

صَوَالِدnoun

1.
grating soundsclassical
Plural of صالدة, referring to grating sounds, especially of teeth.

وصلدت أنيابه، فهي صالدة وصوالد إذا سمع صوت صريفها — and its teeth made a grating sound, and they are grating and grating sounds when the sound of their grinding is heard

صَلُودnoun

1.
a solitary oneclassical
Something or someone that is solitary or alone.

والصلود: المنفرد — and al-ṣalūd: the solitary one

صَلَدnoun

1.
hard, solidclassical
Something that is hard and solid.

والصلود الصلب: بناء نادر — and al-ṣalūd al-ṣulb: a rare construction.

Parallel reading

حجر صلد وصلود: بين الصلادة والصلود صلب أملس

A hard and solid stone: between hardness and solidity is a smooth, hard stone.

والجمع من كل ذلك أصلاد

And the plural of all of that is aṣlād.

قال الله عز وجل: فتركه صلدا

Allah the Almighty said: 'So he left it [as] solid/dry'.

يقال حجر صلد وجبين صلد أي أملس يابس

It is said a hard stone and a hard forehead, meaning smooth and dry.

والصلداء والصلداءة الأرض الغليظة الصلبة

And al-ṣaldāʾ and al-ṣaldāʾah is the coarse, hard ground.

وكل حجر صلب فكل ناحية منه صلد

And every hard stone, every side of it is ṣald.

أصلاد الجبين الموضع الذي لا شعر عليه، شبه بالحجر الأملس

Aṣlād al-jabīn is the place on which there is no hair, likened to a smooth stone.

ومكان صلد: لا ينبت

And a ṣald place: it does not grow plants.

وقد صلد المكان وأصلد

And the place became barren and grew no plants.

وأرض صلد وصلدت الأرض وأصلدت

And ṣald land, and the land became barren and grew no plants.

ومكان صلد: صلب شديد

And a ṣald place: hard and severe.

وامرأة صلود: قليلة الخير

And a ṣalūd woman: little good.

وقيل: صلود هاهنا صلبة لا رحمة في فؤادها

And it was said: ṣalūd here means hard, with no mercy in her heart.

ورجل صلد وصلود وأصلد: بخيل جدا

And a ṣald, ṣalūd, and aṣlad man: very stingy.

صلد يصلد صلدا، وصلد صلادة

He was stingy, becoming stingy with ṣaldan, and he was stingy with ṣalādah.

ويقال للبخيل صلدت زناده

And the stingy person is said to have a ṣald fire starter.

وصلد الزند يصلد صلدا، فهو صالد وصلاد وصلود ومصلاد

And the fire starter produced sound, so it is producing sound, and producing sound, and producing sound, and producing sound.

وأصلد: صوت ولم يور، وأصلده هو وأصلدته أنا، وقدح فلان فأصلد

And aṣlad: it made a sound and did not produce fire; he made it produce sound, and I made it produce sound, and so-and-so struck (the fire starter) and it produced sound.

وحجر صلد: لا يوري نارا، وحجر صلود مثله

And a hard stone: it does not produce fire, and a ṣalūd stone is like it.

وصلد المسؤول السائل إذا لم يعطه شيئا

And the one asked was unresponsive to the asker if he did not give him anything.

ويقال: صلدت أنيابه، فهي صالدة وصوالد إذا سمع صوت صريفها

And it is said: its teeth made a grating sound, and they are grating and grating sounds when the sound of their grinding is heard.

وصلد الوعل يصلد صلدا، فهو صلود: ترقى في الجبل

And the mountain goat climbed, climbing with ṣaldan, so it is a climber: ascending in the mountain.

وصلد الرجل بيديه صلدا: مثل صفق سواء

And the man struck with his hands with ṣaldan: like clapping.

وجاء بمرق يصلت ولبن يصلت إذا كان قليل الدسم كثير الماء، ويجوز يصلد بهذا المعنى

And he brought broth that was watery and milk that was watery, meaning it was low in fat and high in water; and 'yaṣlad' is permissible in this meaning.

فخرج من موضع الطعنة أبيض يصلد أي يبرق ويبص

So it came out from the wound white and shining, meaning it was gleaming and bright.

وفي حديث عطاء بن يسار قال له بعض القوم: أقسمت عليك لما تقيأت، فقاء لبنا يصلد

And in the hadith of Ata' ibn Yasar, some people said to him: I adjure you to vomit, so he vomited milk that was watery.

وصلدت صلعة الرجل إذا برقت

And the man's bald spot shone when it gleamed.

وقوله تصلد أي تنتصب

And his saying 'taṣlad' means to stand erect.

والصلود: المنفرد

And al-ṣalūd: the solitary one.

تالله يبقى على الأيام ذو حيد، ... إذ ما صلود من الأوعال ذو خذم

By Allah, he remains through the days with a horn, ... when there is no solitary one among the mountain goats with a horn.