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الشالم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to weeds, specifically darnel, and by extension, sparks or embers. It also encompasses place names, including Jerusalem and a specific marshland.

Derived headwords

الشَّالِمnoun
  1. 1.
    Darnelboth

    A type of weed, specifically darnel (Lolium temulentum), that grows in cultivated fields.

الشَّوْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Darnelboth

    A type of weed, specifically darnel (Lolium temulentum), that grows in cultivated fields.

الشَّيْلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Darnelboth

    A type of weed, specifically darnel (Lolium temulentum), that grows in cultivated fields.

شَلَمُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    Sparksclassical

    Its sparks, referring to the scattered particles of darnel, metaphorically used for sparks of anger.

شَلِمَname
  1. 1.
    Jerusalemclassical

    A proper name for the city of Jerusalem, derived from Hebrew (Yerushalayim). It is considered a toponym and is often treated as indeclinable due to its foreign origin.

شَلَمname
  1. 1.
    Marshlandclassical

    A marshland located between the cities of Wasit and Basra.

Parallel reading

الشَّالِم والشولم والشيلم، بفتح لامهن: الزؤان يكون في البر.
Al-shalim, al-shawlam, and al-shaylam, with a fatha on their lam: darnel that is in the wilderness/field.
ويُتطاير شلمه، كقنبه، أي: شراره من الغضب.
And its shalam (sparks) fly off, like its qanab (fluff/embers), meaning: its sparks of anger.
وشلم، كبقم وككتف وجبل: اسم بيت المقدس، ممنوع للعجمة، وهو بالعبرانية: أورشليم.
And Shalam, like baqam, katif, and jabal: is the name of the Holy House (Jerusalem), indeclinable due to its foreign origin, and it is in Hebrew: Urshalim.
وكسحاب: بطيحة بين واسط والبصرة.
And like suhab: a marshland between Wasit and Basra.