السلس

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of smoothness, ease, and flow, extending to physical objects like threads and plants, as well as abstract ideas like mental state and bodily control. It also encompasses notions of something being loose or falling apart.

Derived headwords

السَّلْسnoun

1.
thread for beadsclassical
A thread on which white beads are strung, worn by slave women, or a part of earrings.
2.
easy, pliantboth
Describing something as easy, gentle, pliant, and obedient.

سَلِسَverb

1.
to lose one's mindclassical
To become mentally deranged or lose one's sanity.

السَّلَاسَةnoun

1.
loss of mindclassical
The state of having lost one's mind or mental faculties.

السَّلَاسnoun

1.
loss of mindclassical
The state of having lost one's mind or mental faculties.

مَسْلُوسadjective

1.
mad, insaneclassical
Describing someone who is mad or insane.

سَلِسَتverb

1.
to lose its spatheclassical
Said of a palm tree when its spathe (protective covering of the date cluster) falls off.
2.
to rot, decayclassical
Said of a piece of wood when it becomes hollow and rotten.

أَسْلَسَتverb

1.
to give birth prematurelyclassical
Said of a female camel when she gives birth before the full term.

مُسَلَّاسadjective

1.
having lost its spatheclassical
Describing a palm tree that has shed its spathe.

مُسَلَّسadjective

1.
prematurely deliveredclassical
Describing a camel that has given birth prematurely.

التَّسْلِيسnoun

1.
inlaying, settingclassical
The act of inlaying or setting precious stones or ornaments, especially in jewelry, excluding beads.

سَلِس البَوْلadjective

1.
incontinentmodern
Someone who cannot control their urination.

السُّلْسnoun

1.
easy, pliantboth
The quality of being easy, gentle, pliant, and obedient.

السَّلِسَةnoun

1.
a type of herbclassical
A type of herb that resembles the 'nasayy' plant.

Parallel reading

السلس، بالفتح: الخيط الذي ينظم فيه الخرز الأبيض، تلبسه الإماء، أو القرط من الحلي.

Al-sals, with fatha: the thread on which white beads are strung, worn by slave women, or a part of earrings.

وككتف: السهل اللين المنقاد، والاسم: السلس، محركة.

And like 'kitf': the easy, gentle, pliant one, and the noun is al-sals, with vowel movement.

والسلاسة والسلاس، بالضم: ذهاب العقل.

And al-salāsah and al-salās, with damma: loss of mind.

والمسلوس: المجنون، وقد سلس، كعني.

And al-maslūs: the mad one, and he has become mad, like 'alī.

وسلست النخلة، كفرح: ذهب كربها، كأسلست، فهي مسلاس، و الخشبة: نخرت وبليت.

And the palm tree 'salisat', like 'fariba': its spathe fell off, and it is 'aslasat', so it is 'musallās', and the wood 'salisat': it became hollow and rotten.

والسلسة، كخجلة: عشبة كالنصي.

And al-salsah, like 'khalijah': an herb like al-nasayy.

وأسلست الناقة: أخرجت الولد قبل تمام الأيام، وهي مسلس.

And the she-camel 'aslasat': she gave birth before the full term, and she is 'musallas'.

والتسليس: الترصيع، والتأليف لما ألف من الحلي سوى الخرز.

And al-taslīs: inlaying, and assembling jewelry other than beads.

وهو سلس البول: لا يستمسكه.

And he is 'sals al-bawl': he does not retain it (urine).