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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of plant, the turnip or radish, and its edible qualities. It extends metaphorically to describe things that are long, stout, or large, such as horses, men, camels, and even wells.

Derived headwords

السَّلْجَمnoun
  1. 1.
    turnip/radishboth

    A well-known plant, also described as a type of edible vegetable.

  2. 2.
    tall horseclassical

    Refers to a horse that is tall in stature.

  3. 3.
    long, wide arrowheadclassical

    Describes an arrowhead that is long and broad.

  4. 4.
    slender arrowheadclassical

    Describes an arrowhead that is thin or slender.

  5. 5.
    tall manclassical

    Refers to a man who is tall in stature.

  6. 6.
    stout, strong camelclassical

    Describes a mature and strong camel.

  7. 7.
    stout, dense beard/hairclassical

    Refers to a beard or hair that is thick, abundant, and dense.

  8. 8.
    long-jawedclassical

    Describes a head characterized by long jaws.

  9. 9.
    deep, watery wellclassical

    Refers to an old, established well that contains a large amount of water.

سَلْجَمnoun
  1. 1.
    turnip/radishboth

    A type of plant, a vegetable that is eaten.

سَلَاجِمnoun
  1. 1.
    tall/stout menclassical

    Plural for tall men.

  2. 2.
    stout/strong camelsclassical

    Plural for stout and strong camels.

  3. 3.
    long, wide arrowheadsclassical

    Plural for arrowheads that are long and wide.

  4. 4.
    slender arrowheadsclassical

    Plural for arrowheads that are thin or slender.

سَلَمْجnoun
  1. 1.
    slender arrowheadclassical

    Refers to a slender or thin arrowhead.

سَلَامِجnoun
  1. 1.
    slender arrowheadsclassical

    Plural for slender or thin arrowheads.

مُسَلْجَمَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    long, broad arrowsclassical

    Describes arrows that are long and broad, often implying they are well-made or effective.

Parallel reading

السلجم كجعفر: نبت معروف
As-saljam, like Ja'far: a known plant.
وقيل: هو ضرب من البقول يؤكل
And it is said: it is a type of vegetable that is eaten.
تسألني برامتين سلجما لو أنها تطلب شيئا أمما
You ask me for two bowls of saljam as if it were seeking something important.
ولا تقل ثلجم بالمثلثة، ولا شلجم بالشين المعجمة
And do not say thaljam with the thaa, nor shaljam with the sheen.
هذا ورب الراقصات الرمم ... شعري ولا أحسن أكل السلجم
By the Lord of the dancing, worn-out she-camels... my poetry, and I do not find eating saljam good.
ومنهم من يتكلم به بالشين المعجمة
And some of them pronounce it with the letter sheen.
والصواب بالسين المهملة
And the correct pronunciation is with the plain seen.
السلجم: الطويل من الخيل
As-saljam: the tall one among horses.
السلجم من النصال: الطويل العريض
As-saljam from arrowheads: the long and wide one.
هو الدقيق منها كالسلمج
It is the slender one among them, like as-salmaj.
يغدو بكلبين وقوس قارح ... وقرن وصيغة سلاجم
He goes out with two hunting dogs, a mature bow... a quiver, and sharp arrowheads.
السلجم: الطويل من الرجال
As-saljam: the tall one among men.
السلجم: الجمل المسن الشديد كالسلاجم فيهما
As-saljam: the mature, strong camel, like as-salajim in both.
يقال: رجل سلجم وسلاجم، وجمل سلجم وسلاجم
It is said: a tall man and tall men, and a strong camel and strong camels.
واللحي السلجم: هو الشديد الوافر الكثيف
And the beard as-saljam: it is the strong, abundant, dense one.
والرأس السلجم: هو الطويل اللحيين
And the head as-saljam: it is the one with long jaws.
السلجم: البئر العادية الكثيرة الماء
As-saljam: the old well with abundant water.
سهام مسلجمات: مطولات معرضات
Musaljamat arrows: long and broad.
فذاك تلاده ومسلجمات ... نظائر كل خوار بروق
That is his inheritance and long, broad arrows... like every bellowing lightning.