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سلقع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes desolate, barren land and, by extension, rapid, fleeting phenomena like lightning. It also encompasses terms related to misfortune and sudden, decisive actions.

Derived headwords

السُّلَقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Desolate, rough placeclassical

    A place characterized by harsh, rough terrain, often implying barrenness and emptiness.

  2. 2.
    Barren desert landclassical

    An expansive, empty desert land devoid of vegetation or life, often used in conjunction with 'بلقع'.

بلقع سلقعnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast, empty desertclassical

    A descriptive phrase for extremely barren and desolate desert land, emphasizing its emptiness.

بلاقع سلاقعnoun
  1. 1.
    Vast, empty desertsclassical

    The plural form of 'بلقع سلقع', referring to multiple vast and desolate desert lands.

السُّلَقْعnoun
  1. 1.
    Ostrich (male)classical

    A specific term for a male ostrich.

السُّلَنْقَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Fleeting, hidden lightningclassical

    A type of lightning that flashes briefly and subtly within clouds, difficult to perceive.

اسْلَنْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To flash and spread (lightning)classical

    Used to describe lightning that spreads out or extends itself within the clouds.

  2. 2.
    To gleam intensely (heat)classical

    Describes the intense shimmering or reflection of heat, such as from stones heated by the sun.

السُّلْقَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    Flash of lightningclassical

    The noun form derived from the verb 'اسلنقع', referring to the act or instance of lightning flashing and spreading.

السُّلَنْقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    Lightningclassical

    A general term for lightning.

  2. 2.
    Flash of lightningclassical

    Specifically refers to the brief, fleeting flash of lightning.

سَلْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To go bankruptclassical

    A colloquial or variant form meaning to become bankrupt or destitute.

  2. 2.
    To strike the neckclassical

    To strike someone forcefully on the neck, implying a fatal blow.

Parallel reading

المكان الحزن الغليظ
The rough, harsh place.
إتباع لبلقع، لا يفرد
An appendage to 'balqa', not used alone.
بلقَع سلقَع
Barren, desolate desert.
وبلاقع سلاقع، وهي الأرض القفار التي لا شيء بها
And vast, empty deserts, which are lands devoid of anything.
السُّلَقْع: الظليم
As-sulqa': The male ostrich.
والسلنقاع: البرق الخاطف الخفي، وهو إذا استطار في الغيم
And as-salinqa': The fleeting, hidden lightning, which is when it spreads in the clouds.
إنما هي خطفة خفيفة لا لبث بها
It is merely a light flash with no duration.
واسلنقع البرق: استطار
And the lightning 'aslanqa'a': it spread out.
والاسم منه: السلقاع
And the noun from it is: as-sulqa'.
الحصى إذا حميت عليه الشمس، تقول: اسلنقع بالبريق
The pebbles when the sun heats them, you say: they gleam with brilliance.
السلنقع: البرق
As-salanqa': The lightning.
سلنقاع البرق: خطفته
The flash of lightning: its briefness.
سلقع الرجل: لغة في صلقع: أفلس
The man 'salqa'a': a variant pronunciation of 'salqa'a': he went bankrupt.
وكذا سلقع علاوته، إذا ضرب عنقه
And likewise 'salqa'a' his neck, if he struck his neck.