سلق
Root entry · 18 derived lemmasThe root سلق primarily relates to actions of throwing down, prostrating, or forcefully impacting someone or something. It also extends to meanings of speaking harshly, preparing food by boiling, and describing certain physical attributes or conditions like sores, animal tracks, or specific plants.
Derived headwords
- 1.flat groundclassical
Refers to flat, open ground, often a plain or a depression in the earth. Its plural is سلقان.
- 2.throwing downclassical
The act of throwing someone down onto their back.
- 3.boiling lightlyclassical
The act of lightly boiling vegetables or eggs.
- 4.ulcer on tongueclassical
A sore or ulcer that appears at the base of the tongue.
- 5.healed wound markclassical
The white mark left on a camel's flank after a saddle sore has healed.
- 6.interlocking handlesclassical
The act of one handle of a waterskin (جوالق) being inserted into the other.
- 7.wolfclassical
A wolf.
- 8.edible plantclassical
A type of plant that is eaten.
- 1.the vegetables or eggs: he boiled them lightly with fireboth
the vegetables or eggs: he boiled them lightly with fire
- 1.to spread and have intercourseclassical
To spread a woman out and then have intercourse with her.
- 1.prostrationclassical
A prostration or throwing down onto the back, often used as an intensifier.
- 1.to lie on one's backclassical
To lie down on one's back, often in sleep.
- 1.he raised his voiceboth
he raised his voice
- 2.he raised his voice (a dialectal variant of سلق)both
he raised his voice (a dialectal variant of سلق)
- 1.to speak harshlyboth
To speak harshly or severely to someone, causing them pain.
- 1.eloquent speakerclassical
An eloquent and persuasive orator, known for the power and volume of their speech.
- 1.eloquent speakerclassical
An eloquent and persuasive orator, similar to مسلاق.
- 2.ulcer at tongue baseclassical
A sore or ulcer that appears at the base of the tongue.
- 1.eloquentclassical
Eloquent, skilled in speaking forcefully, often used to describe an orator.
- 1.to anoint waterskinclassical
To anoint a waterskin with oil or fat.
- 1.to boil lightlyclassical
To boil greens or eggs lightly over fire.
- 1.wolf (female)classical
A female wolf.
- 2.sharp-tongued womanclassical
A woman who is sharp-tongued or shrewish.
- 1.natural dispositionboth
Natural disposition, innate character, or instinct.
- 2.track of saddle strapclassical
The mark left by a saddle strap on a camel's flank.
- 1.the wall: he climbed itboth
the wall: he climbed it
- 1.fallen leaves/twigsclassical
What falls from trees, such as leaves or small branches.
- 1.a village in Yemen to which armor and Saluki dogs are attributedboth
a village in Yemen to which armor and Saluki dogs are attributed
- 2.a city of Al-Lan to which Saluki dogs are attributedboth
a city of Al-Lan to which Saluki dogs are attributed
- 1.flat groundclassical
Similar to السلق, referring to flat, open ground. Its plural is السمالق.