السلجم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes a type of plant, but extends to describe things that are large, strong, or substantial. It can refer to robust animals, men, weapons, and even a deep well, emphasizing a sense of maturity, power, or abundance.

Derived headwords

السَّلْجَمnoun

1.
plantboth
A specific type of plant.
2.
tall horseclassical
A tall or long-limbed horse.
3.
long bladeclassical
A long or broad blade of a weapon.
4.
strong manclassical
A tall, strong, or mature man.
5.
mature camelclassical
A mature and strong male camel.
6.
thick beardclassical
A thick and dense beard.
7.
long-headed manclassical
A man with a long head and jaw.
8.
deep wellclassical
An old, deep well that contains abundant water.

السَّلَاجِمnoun

1.
mature camelsclassical
Plural of السلجم, referring to mature and strong male camels.
2.
long bladesclassical
Plural of السلجم, referring to long or broad blades of weapons.

السَّلْجَمnoun

1.
thick beardclassical
A thick and dense beard.

السَّلْجَمnoun

1.
long-headed manclassical
A man with a long head and jaw.

السَّلْجَمnoun

1.
deep wellclassical
An old, deep well that contains abundant water.

Parallel reading

السلجم، كجعفر: نبت م

Al-saljam, like Ja'far: a plant, m.

ولا تقل: ثلجم ولا شلجم، أو لغية

And do not say: thaljam or shaljam, or it is a linguistic error.

والطويل من الخيل

And the tall one of horses

ومن النصال

And of the blades

ومن الرجال

And of men

والجمل المسن الشديد

And the mature, strong camel

كالسلاجم، كعلابط فيهما

Like the salajim, like 'alābiṭ in both (referring to camels and blades/men).

وجمعهما: سلاجم، بالفتح

And their plural is: salājim, with the fatḥa.

واللحي الشديد الكثيف

And the strong, dense jaw/beard

والرأس الطويل اللحيين

And the head with long jaws

والبئر العادية الكثيرة الماء

And the old well, abundant in water.