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سملع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the wolf, and by extension, to a cunning or wicked person. It is noted as being obscure and potentially a reduplication.

Derived headwords

السملعnoun
  1. 1.
    wolfclassical

    The wolf, a wild canine animal.

  2. 2.
    wicked personclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe a cunning, wicked, or treacherous person.

كهملعother
  1. 1.
    obscure wordclassical

    A word mentioned as being obscure or not found in major lexicons like Al-Jauhari's.

هملعother
  1. 1.
    obscure wordclassical

    A word mentioned as being obscure, with a cross-reference to its potential usage.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jauhari omitted it.
وقال اللحياني: هو الذئب
And Al-Laythiyani said: It is the wolf.
قال: ويقال للخبيث الخب: إنه لسملع هملع
He said: And the wicked, treacherous person is called: 'He is a samla' hamla'.
وسيأتي ذلك في هملع
And that will come in (the entry for) hamla'.