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سلن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to spears and lions. The primary meaning discussed is 'spears', specifically slender or weak ones. It also touches upon the name 'Aslan' for a lion, with variations in its etymology.

Derived headwords

الأَسْلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Slender spearsclassical

    Refers to spears that are slender or weak. This meaning is attributed to Al-Azhari from Ibn Al-A'rabi.

سَلَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Spearclassical

    The singular form of 'Aslan', referring to a spear, as implied by the context of the root's primary meaning.

أَسْلَانname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A name for a lion, which is stated to be of non-Arabic origin (عجمية). Its original form is suggested to be 'Irslan'.

رُسْلَانname
  1. 1.
    Lionclassical

    A variation of the name 'Aslan' for a lion, where the initial 'alif' is omitted.

Parallel reading

الأَسْلَان: الرماح الذبل
Al-Aslan: The slender spears.
ذكره الأزهري في الثلاثي عن ابن الأعرابي
Al-Azhari mentioned it in the triliteral (root) from Ibn Al-A'rabi.
ومقتضاه أن واحدها سلن
And its implication is that their singular is Salan.
وقولهم: أسلان للأسد عجمية
And their saying: Aslan for the lion is non-Arabic.
أصله إرسلان
Its origin is Irslan.
وقد سموا بها كثيرا
And they have named many (with it).
ومنهم من يحذف الألف ويقول رسلان
And some of them omit the alif and say Ruslan.
ومما يستدرك عليه
And from what is to be supplemented.