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صلخم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root describes something large, strong, and imposing. It is often used for animals, mountains, or individuals exhibiting great stature, power, or a stern demeanor.

Derived headwords

صَلْخَمadjective
  1. 1.
    Huge, strongboth

    Describing something as large, strong, and imposing in stature or build.

صَلْخَدadjective
  1. 1.
    Huge, strongboth

    Similar to صلخم, denoting largeness and strength.

مُصْلَخِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Standing tall, erectboth

    Describing something that is standing upright, erect, or elevated.

  2. 2.
    Angry, wrathfulboth

    Indicating a state of anger or wrath.

  3. 3.
    Proud, arrogantclassical

    Describing someone as arrogant or haughty.

صَلْخَدِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Huge, strongboth

    Denoting largeness and strength, often used for camels.

  2. 2.
    Firm, solidboth

    Describing something as firm and strong.

اِصْلَخَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    To stand up straightboth

    To become erect or stand upright.

  2. 2.
    To become angryboth

    To become wrathful or enraged.

صَلْخَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Large, strong mountainsclassical

    Referring to mountains that are solid, strong, and unyielding.

مُصْطَخِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Standing tall, erectclassical

    Similar in meaning to مصلخم, denoting something that is standing upright.

مُطْلَخِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Proud, arrogantclassical

    Synonymous with مصلخم and مطرخم, indicating arrogance or haughtiness.

مُطَرْخِمadjective
  1. 1.
    Proud, arrogantclassical

    Synonymous with مصلخم and مطلخم, indicating arrogance or haughtiness.

صَلْخَدِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong, fast camelboth

    A camel that is strong and moves with great speed and force.

Parallel reading

بعير صلخم صلخد وصلخم مثل سلهب ومصلخم، كل ذلك: جسيم شديد ماض
A camel, large, strong, and imposing, like 'salhab' and 'muslakhm', all of that: large, strong, and swift.
وأتلع صلخم صلخد صلخدم
And a tall, large, strong, imposing one.
إن تسأليني: كيف أنت؟ فإنني ... صبور على الأعداء جلد صلخدم
If you ask me: 'How are you?' Then I am... patient against enemies, firm and strong.
والصلخدم: خماسي أصله من الصلخم والصلخد، ويقال: بل هو كلمة خماسية أصلية فاشتبهت الحروف والمعنى واحد
And 'alsalkhadim': a pentasyllabic word, its origin is from 'alsalkham' and 'alsalkhad', and it is said: rather, it is an original pentasyllabic word where the letters have become confused but the meaning is one.
ومن نادر كلامهم: مسترعلات لصللخم سامي يريد لصلخم فزاد لاما
And from rare speech: 'mustar'ilāt li-salalkham sāmi', meaning 'li-salakham' where a 'lam' was added.
وقال أبو نخيلة: لبلخ مخشي الشذا مصلخمم فضاعف الميم كما ترى
And Abu Nakhilah said: 'lablikh makhshī al-shadhā muslakhmam', doubling the 'mim' as you see.
المصلخم والمصلخد المنتصب القائم
Al-muslakhm and al-muslakhad: the erect, standing one.
والمصطخم خفيف الميم في معناهما
And al-musṭakhm with a light 'mim' has the same meaning.
إذا اصلخم لم يرم مصلخممه أي غضب، قاله شمر، وقال غيره: انتصب
When he became erect, he did not throw his 'muslakhmamuhu', meaning he became angry, said Shimr, and others said: he stood erect.
وجبل صلخم ومصلخم: صلب ممتنع
And a mountain, 'jabal salakhm' and 'muslakhm': solid and unyielding.
عن صائل عاس إذا ما اصلخمما
From a fierce attacker when they both stood erect.
عرضت الأمانة على الجبال الصم الصلاخم أي الصلاب المانعة، الواحد صلخم
The trust was presented to the deaf, solid, unyielding mountains, meaning the solid, preventing ones, the singular is 'salakhm'.
ورأس عز راسيا صلخما
And a proud head, standing firm, 'salakham'.
والمصلخم: الغضبان
And al-muslakhm: the angry one.
واصلخم اصلخماما إذا انتصب قائما
And 'aslakham' 'aslakhaman' if he stood erect.
المصلخم المستكبر
Al-muslakhm: the arrogant one.
فظلت بملقى واجف جزع المعى ... قياما، تفالي مصلخما أميرها
So they remained in a vast, trembling, anxious expanse... standing, their leader haughtily looking down.
المصلخم والمطلخم والمطرخم واحد
Al-muslakhm, al-muṭlakhm, and al-muṭrakhm are one.
الصلخدم: الجمل الماضي الشديد، وقيل: الميم زائدة
Al-salkhadim: the strong, fast camel, and it is said: the 'mim' is extra.
والصلخدم: الصلب القوي
And al-salkhadim: the firm, strong one.