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صعلك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns poverty and destitution, describing the state of being poor, the act of living in poverty, and those who are poor. It also extends to describe animals, specifically camels, that have lost their young or are infertile.

Derived headwords

الصُّعْلُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    the poor personboth

    the poor person

صَعْلَكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    povertyboth

    The state or condition of being poor; destitution.

تَصَعْلَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be poorboth

    To live in a state of poverty or destitution.

  2. 2.
    to become poorboth

    To fall into poverty.

  3. 3.
    camels lost youngclassical

    Said of camels when they have lost their offspring or are infertile.

التَّصَعْلُكnoun
  1. 1.
    povertyboth

    poverty

Parallel reading

الصعلوك: الفقير.
The poor person: the destitute one.
وصعاليك العرب: ذؤبانها.
And the poor of the Arabs: their wolves (i.e., the most base among them).
وكان عروة بن الورد يسمى عروة الصعاليك، لانه كان يجمع الفقراء في حظيرة فيرزقهم مما يغنمه.
And Urwah ibn al-Ward was called the 'Poor Man's Urwah' because he used to gather the poor in a pen and provide for them from what he plundered.
والتصعلك: الفقر.
And 'tas'alk' (living in poverty): poverty.
غنينا زمانا بالتصعلك والغنى
We lived abundantly for a time through poverty and wealth.
ويقال: تصعلكت الابل، إذا طرحت أو بارها.
And it is said: the camels 'tas'alkat', if they have lost their young or are infertile.