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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something or someone that is tall, long, or imposing. It also extends to the idea of consuming or swallowing everything, suggesting a powerful or overwhelming nature.

Derived headwords

السُّلَطَمnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    A tall or long person.

  2. 2.
    all-consuming entityclassical

    Something that swallows or consumes everything.

السَّلَاطِمnoun
  1. 1.
    tall personclassical

    A tall or long person. This is a plural form or a variant noun.

Parallel reading

السلطم والسلاطم كجعفر وعلابط: الطويل.
Al-sulatam and al-salāṭim, like Ja'far and 'alābiṭ: the tall.
والسلطم: الذي يبتلع كل شيء، كذا في اللسان.
And al-sulatam: he who swallows everything, as stated in Al-Lisān.