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صقلب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the island of Sicily and its inhabitants, often described as fair-skinned or red-haired. It also extends to descriptions of people and animals with specific physical characteristics, particularly concerning complexion and appetite.

Derived headwords

صِقْلِبname
  1. 1.
    Sicilyclassical

    A reference to the island of Sicily, located in the western sea near Tunisia.

الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Camelclassical

    A camel, particularly one that is a voracious eater.

الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Fair-skinned manclassical

    A man who is fair-skinned or white.

الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Red-haired manclassical

    A man who is red-haired.

بين مقذي رأسه الصقلاب — among those who messed with his head was the red-haired one
الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Strong-headed personclassical

    A person with a strong or stubborn head.

الصِّقْلَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Voracious eater (animal)classical

    An animal, specifically a camel, that eats a great deal.

الصَّقَالِبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Slavic peopleclassical

    A group of people described as having reddish complexions and blond hair, whose lands bordered the Khazars and parts of the Byzantine Empire.

صِقْلَابname
  1. 1.
    Sklabclassical

    The name of a commander under Nebuchadnezzar who conquered Hamadan.

Parallel reading

هو: (د بصقلية) بالكسر وتشديد اللام: جزيرة في بحر المغرب مما يحاذي تونس
It is: (a city in Sicily) with a kasra and shadda on the lam: an island in the western sea adjacent to Tunis.
والصقلاب بالكسر: البعير (الأكول)
And as-Saqlab (with a kasra) refers to: the camel (that eats a lot).
الصقلاب من الرجال: هو الأبيض
As-Saqlab among men: is the white-skinned one.
هو الأحمر، وأنشد: بين مقذي رأسه الصقلاب
He is the red-haired one, and he recited: among those who messed with his head was the red-haired one.
الصقلاب: (الشديد من الرءوس)
As-Saqlab: (the strong-headed one).
ومن الجمال: الشديد الأكل
And among camels: the voracious eater.
الصقالبة: جيل حمر الألوان صهب الشعور تتاخم بلادهم بلاد الخزر وبعض بلاد الروم (بين بلغر وقسطنطنية)
As-Saqālibah: a people of reddish complexions and blond hair, whose lands bordered the lands of the Khazars and some of the lands of Rome (between Bulgaria and Constantinople).
وقيل للرجل الأحمر صقلاب تشبيها بهم
And the red-haired man was called Saqlab by way of resemblance to them.
وصقلاب: قائد بختنصر فاتح همذان
And Sklab: was a commander of Nebuchadnezzar, the conqueror of Hamadan.