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سلمع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of swiftness or agility, specifically applied to a wolf. It is noted as a less common or potentially inverted form of another root.

Derived headwords

سَلْمَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swift wolfclassical

    A wolf characterized by its speed and agility.

كَعَمْلَسٍadjective
  1. 1.
    like a swift wolfclassical

    Describing something or someone as being like a swift wolf, implying speed or agility.

سَمْلَعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    swift wolfclassical

    A wolf characterized by its speed and agility. This is presented as the primary form, with 'سلمع' being its inversion.

Parallel reading

سَلْمَعٌ، كَعَمْلَسٍ: الذِّئْبُ الخَفِيفُ
Salma'u, ka-'amlasin: the swift wolf.
أَهْمَلَهُ الجَوْهَرِيُّ وَالصَّاغَانِيُّ
Al-Jawhari and Al-Saghani neglected it.
وَاسْتَدْرَكَهُ صَاحِبُ اللِّسَانِ
And the author of Al-Lisan included it.
هُوَ مَقْلُوبُ سَمْلَعٍ، كَمَا سَيَأْتِي
It is the inversion of samla', as will be seen later.