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صلمح

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of shaving or closely trimming hair, particularly on the head. It also extends to describe a woman with closely shorn hair, implying a certain appearance or perhaps a state of being.

Derived headwords

صَلْمَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to shave the headclassical

    To shave the hair off one's head completely.

مُصَلْمَحَةُ الرَّأْسِadjective
  1. 1.
    shaved-headedclassical

    Describing a woman whose head has been shaved or closely shorn.

زَعْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    baldclassical

    A woman who is bald, often due to shaving or close trimming of hair.

Parallel reading

صلمح رأسه: حلقه.
He shaved his head: he clipped it.
وجارية مصلمحة الرأس: زعراء.
And a slave girl with a shaved head: bald.