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صلدم
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root describes something that is hard, strong, and severe, particularly in relation to the hooves of animals, but also applied to heads and generally to intense or unyielding qualities.
Derived headwords
الصَّلْدَمnoun
- 1.strong hoofclassical
Describes an animal, particularly a horse, with strong and hard hooves.
- 2.strong, severeclassical
A general term for something strong, severe, or unyielding.
الصَّلادِمnoun
- 1.strong hoovesclassical
Plural of صلدم, referring to strong hooves.
- 2.strong, severeclassical
Plural of صلدم, referring to strong or severe things.
صَلْدَمَةnoun
- 1.female (strong)classical
The feminine form of صلدم, referring to a female animal (like a mare) that is strong and severe.
صَلادِمَةnoun
- 1.female (strong)classical
Another feminine form of صلدم, also referring to a strong female animal.
صَلادِمnoun
- 1.hard headclassical
Refers to a head that is hard and solid.
صَلْدَامnoun
- 1.strong, severeclassical
Similar to صلدم, meaning strong and severe.
Parallel reading
الشديد الحافر
The strong-hoofed.
وقيل الصلدم القوي الشديد من الحافر
And it is said that al-ṣaldam is the strong and severe one among hooves.
والأنثى صلدمة وصلادمة
And the female is ṣaladmah and ṣalādimah.
فرس صلدم، بالكسر، صلب شديد
A horse ṣaladm, with kasra, is hard and severe.
والأنثى صلدمة
And the female is ṣaladmah.
ورأس صلدم وصلادم، بالضم: صلب
And a head ṣaladm and ṣalādim, with damma, is hard.
من كل كوماء السنام فاطم، ... تشحى، بمستن الذنوب الراذم، شدقين في رأس لها صلادم
From every camel with a prominent hump, ... she chews, with the grinding of the slow-moving molars, two jaws in a head that is hard.
والجمع صلادم، بالفتح
And the plural is ṣalādim, with fatha.
والصلدام: الشديد كالصلدم
And al-ṣaldām: the severe, like al-ṣaladm.
فلو مال ميل من تميم عليكم، ... لأمك صلدام من العيس قارح
If a tribe of Tamīm were to lean towards you, ... a severe camel from the hardy, aged mounts would be your mother.