Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

صَلَمَ, aor. ـِ {يَصْلِمُ}, [in one of my copies of the Ṣ ـُ,] inf. n. صَلْمٌ, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) He cut off, (Ḳ,) or he cut off so as to extirpate, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb,) a thing, (M, Ḳ,*) or an ear, (Ṣ, M, Mṣb, Ḳ,) and a nose; (M, Ḳ;) as alsoصلّم↓, (M, Ḳ,*) inf. n. تَصْلِيمٌ; (Ḳ;) [but] the latter verb is with teshdeed to denote muchness [of the action], or multiplicity [of the objects]: (TA:) andاِصْطَلَمَ↓ [likewise] signifies he cut off so as to extirpate (Ṣ,* Mṣb,* Ḳ) a nose. (Mṣb.)

And صَلِمَ, aor. ـَ {يَصْلَمُ}, inf. n. صَلَمٌ, He had his ear extirpated [by amputation]. (Mṣb.)

see 1.

[Hence,] اُصْطُلِمَ القَوْمُ The people, or party, were destroyed [or cut off] (M, TA) utterly. (TA.)

صُلْمَةٌ i. q. مِغْفَرٌ. (Ḳ. [See the latter word, which is variously explained.])

صَلَمَةٌ [written by Golius and Freytag صَلَمٌ] Strong men: (Ḳ, TA:) as though pl. of صَالِمٌ. (TA.)

See also صَيْلَمٌ.

صِلَامَةٌ (Ṣ, Ḳ) and صُلَامَةٌ and صَلَامَةٌ, (Ḳ,) the last on the authority of IAạr, (TA,) [all three written in a copy of the M with teshdeed to the ل,] A party, or distinct body, of men: (Ṣ, M, Ḳ:) pl. صلامات, signifying companies, and parties, or distinct bodies: (Ṣ:) or, as some say, صُلَامَةٌ, with damm, means a party, or company, equals in age and courage and liberality or bounty. (TA.)

صَلَّامٌ and صُلَّامٌ The kernel of the stone of the نَبِق [or fruit of the lote-tree]; (M, Ḳ;) which is also called أُلْبُوبٌ; and is eaten: mentioned by Az. (TA.)

صَيْلَمٌ A difficult, severe, or distressing, event; (M, Ḳ;) such as extirpates: you say أَمْرٌ صَيْلَمٌ: and such is termed صَيْلَمِيَّةٌ↓. (M.) And you say also وَقْعَةٌ صَيْلَمَةٌ i. e. [An onslaught] that extirpates. (Ḳ.)

And A calamity; (Ṣ, M, Ḳ;) because it [often] extirpates; and soصَلَمَةٌ↓. (TA.)

And An abominable severing from friendly, or loving, communion or intercourse. (TA.)

And A sword. (Ṣ, Ḳ.)

Also i. q. وَجْبَةٌ: like صَيْرَمٌ [q. v.]: (M, Ḳ:) both mentioned by Yaạḳoob. (M.)

أَصْلَمُ A man (Ṣ) having his ears (Ṣ, Mgh) or ear (Mṣb) extirpated [by amputation]: (Ṣ, Mgh, Mṣb:) or a slave whose ear has been cut off; as alsoمُصَلَّمٌ↓: (M:) or a man who is by nature as though his ears had been cut off; and soمُصّلَّمُ↓ الأُذُنَيْنِ: (Ḳ:) or this last is applied to a man as meaning whose ears have been extirpated by amputation; and to an ostrich as meaning that is naturally as though his ears had been extirpated; (Ṣ;) or [small and short in the ears; i. e.] because of the smallness and shortness of his ears; (M;) and it is said that when it is applied to a man, [or rather when a man is likened to an ostrich thus termed,] it means his being contemptible, or despised. (TA.) أُذُنٌ صَلْمَآءُ means An ear that cleaves to its lobe, or lobule. (M.) And الأَصْلَمُ is an appellation applied to The flea. (Ḳ.)