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صقلب

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to geographical locations, specifically Sicily, and also describes characteristics of people and animals, such as being voracious or strong.

Derived headwords

صَقْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be from Sicilyclassical

    This verb form indicates origin or relation to the place Sicily.

صَقْلَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Sicilianboth

    Pertaining to or originating from Sicily.

الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    voracious eaterclassical

    One who eats excessively or greedily.

  2. 2.
    white oneclassical

    Referring to something or someone with a white complexion or appearance.

  3. 3.
    red oneclassical

    Referring to something or someone with a red complexion or appearance.

  4. 4.
    strong headclassical

    A robust or powerful head.

  5. 5.
    strong-eating camelclassical

    A camel characterized by its excessive consumption of food.

الصَّقَالِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slavsclassical

    A people or ethnic group whose lands bordered the lands of the Khazars, situated between Bulgaria and Constantinople.

Parallel reading

صقلب، كجعفر: د بصقلية.
Saqlab, like Ja'far: a place in Sicily.
والصِّقْلَاب، بالكسر: الأكول، والأبيض، والأحمر، والشديد من الرؤوس، و من الجمال: الشديد الأكل.
And as-Siqlab, with kasra: the voracious eater, the white one, the red one, the strong of heads, and from the camels: the strong eater.
والصَّقَالِبَة: جيل تتاخم بلادهم بلاد الخزر بين بلغر وقسطنطينية.
And as-Saqalibah: a people whose lands bordered the lands of the Khazars, between Bulgaria and Constantinople.