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صلج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with a specific type of implement, likely a mace or mallet, and its associated actions. It also touches upon related concepts of striking or wielding such an object.

Derived headwords

الصَّوْلَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    with a fatḥa on the lām: the hooked stick, Persian and arabicizedboth

    with a fatḥa on the lām: the hooked stick, Persian and arabicized

الصَّوَالِجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with a kasra on the lāmboth

    with a kasra on the lām

Parallel reading

الصولجان بفتح اللام: المحجن، فارسي معرب.
The ṣawlajān, with a fatḥa on the lām: the mace, a Persian word Arabized.
والجمع الصوالجة، والهاء للعجمة.
And the plural is ṣawālija, and the 'ha' is due to foreignness.