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صلقم

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a harsh, grating sound or action, often associated with teeth or a rough voice. It also extends to describe large, imposing entities like old women, camels, or lions, and can refer to specific body parts like heads and teeth.

Derived headwords

صَلْقَمٌverb
  1. 1.
    to grateboth

    To make a harsh, grating sound, specifically when teeth rub against each other.

صَلْقَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    largeclassical

    Describing something large and imposing, particularly an old woman.

  2. 2.
    hugeclassical

    Describing something of great size, such as a camel or a lion.

كُزَبْرَجadjective
  1. 1.
    old and largeclassical

    An adjective used to describe an old woman who is also large and imposing.

قَرْطَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A term for a lion, emphasizing its strength and size.

جَعْفَرnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    Another term for a lion, often used to denote its ferocity or size.

  2. 2.
    large camelclassical

    A term for a large, imposing camel.

الصَّلَاقِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    headsclassical

    The plural form referring to heads.

  2. 2.
    teethclassical

    The plural form referring to teeth, particularly in the context of grating.

Parallel reading

قرع بعض أنيابه ببعض
Some of its teeth struck against each other.
فهو صلقم
And he is grating.
وكزبرج: العجوز الكبيرة
And like Kuzbaraj: the old, large woman.
والضخم
And the large one.
وكقرطاس وجعفر: الأسد
And like Qartas and Ja'far: the lion.
والضخم من الإبل
And the large one of the camels.
والصلاقيم: الرؤوس
And Al-Salaqim: the heads.
والأنياب
And the teeth.