صلمع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of uprooting, plucking out, or removing something completely. It also extends to concepts of being unknown, impoverished, or having one's head shaved. The root carries a strong sense of thoroughness and finality in its various applications.

Derived headwords

صَلْمَعَverb

1.
to uprootboth
To pull something out from its origin or foundation.
2.
to shaveboth
To shave someone's head completely.
3.
to smoothclassical
To make something smooth or sleek.
4.
to become bankruptboth
To become impoverished or destitute.

صَلْمَعَةnoun

1.
uprootingboth
The act of pulling something out from its origin.
2.
bankruptcyboth
The state of being impoverished or having lost all one's wealth.

صلمعة بن قلمعةname

1.
unknown personclassical
A kenning or epithet for someone whose lineage and father are unknown.

هي بن بيname

1.
unknown personclassical
An epithet similar to 'صلمعة بن قلمعة', referring to someone of unknown parentage.

هيان بن بيانname

1.
unknown personclassical
Another epithet for an unknown individual, akin to 'صلمعة بن قلمعة'.

طامر بن طامرname

1.
unknown personclassical
An epithet used for someone whose identity and parentage are obscure.

الضلال بن بهللname

1.
lost personclassical
An epithet referring to someone who is lost or of unknown origin.

مصلمعadjective

1.
bankruptboth
A person who is impoverished or has lost all their wealth.
2.
destituteclassical
Extremely poor and lacking basic necessities.

مصلفعadjective

1.
bankruptboth
A person who is impoverished or has lost all their wealth.
2.
destituteclassical
Extremely poor and lacking basic necessities.

صلفعةnoun

1.
bankruptcyclassical
The state of being impoverished or having lost all one's money.

صلعverb

1.
to shaveboth
To shave someone's head.

صلع صلامعةnoun

1.
bald headsclassical
A description of people with shaved or bald heads.

صلامعةnoun

1.
thin-headed peopleclassical
A term for people with thin or small heads.

صناعيةadjective

1.
wealth-makersclassical
Those who accumulate wealth and fatten their young animals, but do not offer milk to guests.

Parallel reading

صلمع الشيء: قلعه من أصله

To uproot something: to pull it out from its origin.

صلمعة بن قلمعة: كناية عمن لا يعرف ولا يعرف أبوه

Salma'ah bin Qalam'ah: an epithet for one who is unknown and whose father is unknown.

ويقال للرجل الذي لا يعرف هو ولا أبوه: صلمعة بن قلمعة

And it is said of a man who is unknown, and his father is unknown: Salma'ah bin Qalam'ah.

ويقال للرجل الذي لا يعرف هو ولا أبوه: صلمعة بن قلمعة، وهو هي بن بي، وهيان بن بيان، وطامر بن طامر، والضلال بن بهلل.

And it is said of a man who is unknown, and his father is unknown: Salma'ah bin Qalam'ah, and he is Hayy bin Bayy, Hayyan bin Bayyan, Tamir bin Tamir, and Al-Dalal bin Bahalil.

يقال تركته صلمعة بن قلمعة إذا أخذت كل شيء عنده

It is said, 'I left him Salma'ah bin Qalam'ah' if you took everything he possessed.

وصلمع رأسه: حلقه كقلمعه

And to shave his head: to shave it like Qalam'ah.

وصلمع الشيء: ملسه

And to smooth something: to make it smooth.

وصلمع الرجل: أفلس

And a man became bankrupt: he became impoverished.

والصلمعة: الإفلاس مثل الصلفعة، وهو ذهاب المال

And Al-Salma'ah: bankruptcy, like Al-Salfa'ah, which is the loss of wealth.

ورجل مصلمع ومصلفع: مفقع مدقع

And a man is Musalmi' and Musalfi': impoverished and destitute.

وصلفع رأسه وصلمعه وضلفعه وقلمعه وجلمطه إذا حلقه

And to shave his head, and to salma'ah it, and to dalf'ah it, and to qalam'ah it, and to jalmat'ah it, if you shave it.

صلع صلامعة كأن أنوفهم بعر ينظمه الوليد بملعب

Bald heads, as if their noses were dung pellets that Al-Walid strings together in a playground.

صناعية: الذين يصنعون المال ويسمنون فصلانهم ولا يسقون ألبان إبلهم الأضياف

Sina'iyyah: those who make wealth and fatten their young camels, and do not give their guests camel's milk.

صلامعة دقاق الرؤوس

Salam'ah: thin-headed people.