Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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سلت سلتم سلج


سِلْتِمٌ

سِلْتِمٌ A calamity, or misfortune. (Ṣ, M, Ḳ.)

Root: سلتم - Entry: سِلْتِمٌ Signification: A2

A hard, or severe, year. (Ṣ, M, Ḳ.)

Root: سلتم - Entry: سِلْتِمٌ Signification: A3

A [goblin, or demon, such as is termed] غُول. (Ṣ, M, Ḳ.)

Root: سلتم - Entry: سِلْتِمٌ Signification: A4

A she-camel having no tooth remaining, and whose lower lip has fallen and she is unable to raise it. (Ḳ, TA. [The explanation in the CK is faulty: the last words should be لَا تَسْتَطِيعُ رَفْعَهُ.]) Some say that the م is augmentative. (TA.)

Root: سلتم - Entry: سِلْتِمٌ Signification: A5

One says also مَا أَصَابَ سِلْتِمًا, [in the CK سَلْتَمًا,] meaning He got not anything. (Ḳ, TA.)


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