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سلطم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something or someone that is long, tall, or large. It also carries a secondary meaning related to consuming or swallowing everything.

Derived headwords

السُّلَطَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall oneboth

    A tall or long person or thing.

  2. 2.
    Devourerclassical

    One who swallows or consumes everything.

السَّلَاطِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall onesboth

    Plural of السلطم, referring to tall or long things or people.

Parallel reading

السلطم والسلاطم: الطويل.
Al-sulatam and al-salāṭim: the tall one.
والسلطم أيضا: الذي يبتلع كل شيء.
And al-sulatam also: he who swallows everything.