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صلهم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to hardness, firmness, and strength. It is used to describe the lion and the concept of something becoming solid and intense.

Derived headwords

الصِّلْهَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Lion's attributeclassical

    One of the attributes or epithets of a lion, likely referring to its strength or ferocity.

وَاصْلَهَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    became hard and strongclassical

    The thing became solid, firm, and intense.

Parallel reading

الصلهام: من صفات الأسد «1».
Al-Silham: one of the attributes of the lion.
واصلهم الشيء: صلب واشتد.
And the thing became hard and strong; it became solid and intense.