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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the amniotic sac or membrane, particularly in relation to childbirth and animal gestation. It extends to concepts of detachment, cutting off, and difficult situations, metaphorically linked to the absence of this protective membrane.

Derived headwords

السَّلَىnoun

1.
Amniotic sacboth
The membrane containing the fetus, for humans and livestock.
2.
Afterbirthclassical
The membrane expelled after birth.

أسْلاءnoun

1.
Amniotic sacsboth
Plural of السَّلَى (al-salā), referring to the membranes containing fetuses.

سَلَوِيّadjective

1.
Related to the amniotic sacclassical
Pertaining to the amniotic sac, particularly used in Morocco to refer to something derived from or related to it.

سَلِيَverb

1.
To have its amniotic sac severedclassical
Said of a ewe whose amniotic sac has been cut off or detached.

سَلِيَاءadjective

1.
Having a severed amniotic sacclassical
An adjective describing a ewe whose amniotic sac has been cut off or detached.

تَسْلِيَةnoun

1.
Severing of the amniotic sacclassical
The act of removing or detaching the amniotic sac.

أسْلَتَverb

1.
To cast offclassical
To throw something off or away; to discard.

Parallel reading

السلى: جلدة فيها الولد من الناس والمواشي

The amniotic sac: a membrane in which is the child from humans and livestock.

ود بالمغرب، وهو سلاوي

And in Morocco, it is called Salawi.

وسليت الشاة، كرضي، سلى: انقطع سلاها

And the ewe was described as 'saliyat', as in 'radhiya', meaning: its amniotic sac was severed.

فهي سلياء

So she is 'saliyaa' (having a severed amniotic sac).

وسلاها تسلية: نزع سلاها

And 'sallaha tasliyatan': removing its amniotic sac.

وأسلت: طرحته

And 'aslata': he cast it off.

ووقعوا في سلى جمل: أمر صعب، لأن الجمل لا سلى له

And they fell into the 'sala' of a camel: a difficult matter, because a camel does not have an amniotic sac.

انقطع السلى في البطن

The amniotic sac was severed in the belly.

كبلغ السكين العظم

Like the knife reaching the bone.