سلج

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of swallowing, particularly food or drink, often with an implication of speed or ease. It also extends to concepts of rapid consumption, the physical act of swallowing (throat), and a specific type of plant consumed by camels. Some derived terms describe a type of sword or a gift.

Derived headwords

سَلَجَverb

1.
to swallowboth
To swallow a morsel, food, or drink. It is often used synonymously with 'to gulp down'.

سَلْجًاnoun

1.
swallowingboth
The act of swallowing, particularly food or drink.

سَلَجَانًاnoun

1.
swallowingboth
The act of swallowing, often with a connotation of speed.

السَّلْجَانnoun

1.
rapid eatingclassical
The act of eating quickly.
2.
throatboth
The throat, the passage through which food and drink are swallowed.

سَلِجَتْverb

1.
to have loose bowelsclassical
The camels had loose bowels, typically from eating a specific plant.

سَلَجَverb

1.
to have loose bowelsclassical
The camels had loose bowels, typically from eating a specific plant.

سَلَجَverb

1.
to suckleclassical
The she-camel was suckled by its offspring.

السُّلْجَانnoun

1.
plantboth
A type of plant that camels graze on, described as soft and green, sometimes with thorns.

السَّلَجnoun

1.
plantclassical
A type of plant, possibly the same as السلجان, described as a large shrub with thorns, remaining green in heat and spring.

السُّلَيْجَةnoun

1.
plantclassical
A soft plant derived from small trees.
2.
door plankclassical
A plank of wood from which a door is split.

تَسَلَّجَverb

1.
to drink persistentlyclassical
To drink a beverage persistently or insistently.

اسْتَلْجَverb

1.
to drink persistentlyclassical
To drink a beverage persistently or insistently, as if filling one's throat.

السَّلَالِيجnoun

1.
tall plane treesclassical
Tall plane trees.

السَّلْجَنnoun

1.
cakeclassical
A type of cake.

السَّلْجnoun

1.
giftclassical
A gift or bestowal.

السِّجِلّnoun

1.
giftclassical
A gift or bestowal, considered an inversion of السلج.

السَّلْجnoun

1.
sea shellsclassical
Marine shells containing edible matter.

طَعَامٌ سَلِيجadjective

1.
easily swallowedboth
Food that is pleasant to swallow, easy to ingest without difficulty.

سَلْجَلْجadjective

1.
easily swallowedboth
Pleasant and easy to swallow, smooth to ingest.

أَبْيَضُ سَلْجَجٌadjective

1.
sharp-cuttingclassical
A sharp and effective sword that cuts through armor easily.

Parallel reading

بلعها (سلجا)

He swallowed it (swallowing).

سلج الطعام، مثل سرطه سرطا

He swallowed the food, like gulping it down.

الأخذ سلجان، والقضاء ليان

Taking is rapid consumption, and repayment is procrastination.

سلجت الإبل تسلج، استطلقت بطونها عن أكل السلج

The camels had loose bowels, their stomachs loosened from eating the 'salj' plant.

سلجت، بالكسر لا غير

She had loose bowels, only with the kasra.

سلج الفيصل الناقة وملجها: إذا رضعها

The 'Faisal' (a name or description) caused the she-camel's offspring to suckle it, meaning it nursed.

رمَاهُ اللهُ في سلجانه

May God cast him into his throat (i.e., destroy him).

ترعاه الإبل كالسلج

Camels graze on it like the 'salj' plant.

تركته يتزلج النبيذ ويسلجه، أي يلح في شربه

I left him to drink the wine insistently, meaning he persisted in drinking it.

استلجه: كأنه ملأ به سلجانه

He drank it deeply: as if he filled his throat with it.

السليجة: الساجة التي يشق منها الباب

The 'sulayjah': the plank from which the door is split.

السلج والسجل: العطاء، أحدهما مقلوب عن الآخر

Al-salj and al-sijl: the gift, one is an inversion of the other.

زين الندي معاود يوم الوغى ضرب الكماة بكل أبيض سلجج

The generous one adorned the day of battle, striking down warriors with every sharp white (sword).