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سلحت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to terms for a type of insect, possibly a wasp, and also to descriptions of a woman's character, specifically one who is wanton or promiscuous.

Derived headwords

السَّلْحُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    waspclassical

    A term for a type of insect, specifically compared to a wasp.

السَّحْلُوتnoun
  1. 1.
    wanton womanclassical

    A description of a woman characterized by wantonness or promiscuity.

الماجنةadjective
  1. 1.
    wantonclassical

    Describing a woman as being loose in morals or behavior; promiscuous.

تأفرverb
  1. 1.
    to be shy/modestclassical

    This verb, used in the context of the woman, implies she was shy or modest, possibly in a way that concealed her true nature.

العنتوتnoun
  1. 1.
    young womanclassical

    A term referring to a young woman, often implying a certain stage of development or maturity.

الخِرِّيعadjective
  1. 1.
    promiscuousclassical

    Describing a woman as being promiscuous or having loose morals.

الهَلُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    ruinedclassical

    Describing someone, particularly a woman, as being ruined or morally corrupt.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال أبو عمر و: هي (السحلوت)
And Abu Amr said: it is 'al-saḥlūt'.
وقد مر أنها الماجنة
And it has passed that she is the wanton one.
أدركتها تأفر دون العنتوت
I found her shy before the young woman.
تلك الخريع والهلوك السحلوت
That promiscuous, ruined, wanton one.
ونقله ابن السكيت أيضا هاكذا
And Ibn al-Sikkit also transmitted it thus.