صملخ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the inner parts of the ear, specifically the wax and debris found within. It also extends to describe curdled or thickened milk and certain types of plant matter, particularly the tender parts of roots.

Derived headwords

الصملاخnoun

1.
Earwax and debrisboth
The inner lining of the ear canal and the accumulated dirt, wax, and debris within it.

الصملاخةnoun

1.
Earwax and debrisboth
What comes out as scales or flakes from the ear canal; earwax and debris.

الصملوخnoun

1.
Earwax and debrisboth
Similar to الصملاخ, referring to the inner lining of the ear canal and its contents.
2.
Tender plant shootsclassical
The tender, young shoots or sprouts of plants, particularly from the roots.

الصماليخnoun

1.
Earwax and debris (plural)both
The plural form of الصملاخ, referring to multiple instances or types of earwax and debris.
2.
Tender plant shoots (plural)classical
The plural form of الصملوخ, referring to the tender parts of plant roots.

الصمالخnoun

1.
Curdled milkclassical
Thickened, curdled milk that has become lumpy or coagulated.

الصمالخيadjective

1.
Prepared curdled milkclassical
Milk that has been intentionally curdled by being placed in a waterskin and then buried in a pit until it thickens.
2.
Tasteless food or milkclassical
Describing food or milk that lacks flavor or taste.

السماليخيadjective

1.
Prepared curdled milkclassical
An alternative form describing milk that has been intentionally curdled by being placed in a waterskin and then buried in a pit until it thickens.

Parallel reading

الصملاخ، بالكسر: داخل خرق الأذن، ووسخه

The samlakh, with kasra: the inside of the ear canal, and its dirt.

وما يخرج من قشورها، كالصملوخ، بالضم

And what comes out of its scales, like the samlukh, with damma.

والجمع الصماليخ

And the plural is al-samālīkh.

أخرج من صماخه صملاخة

He took out earwax from his ear canal.

صملوخ الأذن وسملوخها

The samlūkh of the ear and its samlūkh.

والصمالخ، كعلابط: اللبن الخاثر المتلبد

And al-ṣamālkh, like ʿalābiṭ: the thickened, curdled milk.

الصمالخي والسماليخي من اللبن: الذي حقن في السقاء ثم حفر له حفرة ووضع فيها حتى يروب

Al-ṣamālkhī and al-samālīkhī of milk: that which was poured into a waterskin, then a pit was dug for it and it was placed therein until it curdled.

يقال: سقاني لبنا صمالخيا

It is said: He gave me curdled milk to drink.

الصمالخي من الطعام واللبن: الذي لا طعم له

Al-ṣamālkhī of food and milk: that which has no taste.

وصماليخ النصي والثليان: ما رق من نبات أصولها

And the samālīkh of the nassī and thulyān: what is tender from the growth of their roots.

واحدته صملوخ

Its singular is samlūkh.

سماوية زغب كأن شكيرها صماليخ معهود النصي المجلح

Sky-blue downy, as if its young shoots were the tender parts of the well-known, mature nassī.

الصملوخ أمصوخ النصي، وهو ما ينتزع منه مثل القضيب

The samlūkh is the tender part of the nassī, and it is what is extracted from it like a rod.