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السلتم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something formidable, dangerous, or difficult. It can refer to a cunning person, a supernatural entity, or a harsh period of time. It also describes a specific condition of an old camel.

Derived headwords

السَّلْتَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    cunning personclassical

    A person who is exceptionally cunning and shrewd.

  2. 2.
    غولclassical

    A ghoul, a demon or monstrous creature, often associated with deserts and preying on travelers.

  3. 3.
    harsh yearclassical

    A difficult and severe year, likely characterized by famine or hardship.

السَّلْتَمُ مِنَ الإِبِلِnoun
  1. 1.
    old camelclassical

    A camel that has lost its teeth and whose lower lip has fallen, making it unable to lift it.

سَلْتَمًاnoun
  1. 1.
    somethingclassical

    A general term for an unspecified thing or object.

Parallel reading

السلتم، كزبرج: الداهية، والغول، والسنة الصعبة
Al-saltam, like zubraj: the cunning one, the ghoul, and the harsh year.
و من الإبل: التي لم يبق في فمها سن، وسقط مشفرها الأسفل، لا تستطيع رفعه.
And among camels: one that has no teeth left in its mouth, and its lower lip has fallen, and it cannot lift it.
وما أصاب سلتما: شيئا.
And what afflicted him was something.