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صملق

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant of the root سملق, referring to a smooth, flat plain or ground. It is discussed in terms of its linguistic derivation and pronunciation.

Derived headwords

الصملقnoun
  1. 1.
    Smooth plainclassical

    A smooth, flat expanse of ground, often a dry riverbed or lakebed.

السملقnoun
  1. 1.
    Smooth plainclassical

    A smooth, flat expanse of ground, often a dry riverbed or lakebed. This is the primary form, with الصملق being a variant.

صملقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Smooth plainclassical

    A term for a smooth, flat plain, used as a substitute for the root word.

صماليقnoun
  1. 1.
    Smooth plainsclassical

    The plural form of صملق, referring to multiple smooth, flat plains.

Parallel reading

الصملق: لغة في السملق وهو القاع الأملس
Al-Samlaq: A dialectal variant of Al-Samlaq, which is the smooth plain.
وهي مضارعة وذلك لمكان القاف وهي فرع
And it is analogous, and that is due to the position of the qaf, and it is a branch.
وحكى سيبويه صماليق
And Sibawayh narrated the form Samaliq.
قال ابن سيده: ولا أدري ما كسر إلا أن يكونوا قد قالوا صملقة في هذا المعنى فعوض من الهاء كما حكى مواعيظ
Ibn Sidah said: And I do not know its broken plural, except that they might have said Samlaqah in this meaning, and the ha' was substituted, as in the narration of Mawai'idh.
قال أبو الدقيش: قاع صملق
Abu Al-Daqish said: A Samlaq plain.
ويقال: تركته بقاع صملق
And it is said: I left him in a Samlaq plain.