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صِلَة

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Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 12 entries
  • صَلَّ Form I It sounded; or made, produced, emitted, or sent forth, a sound
    , aor. يَصِلُّ, inf. n. صَلِيلٌ, It sounded; or made, produced, emitted, or sent forth, a sound; (S, M, O, K;) as also ↓ صَلْصَلَ, inf. n. صَلْصَلَةٌ and مُصَلْصَلٌ, (M, K, [in the CK صَلْصَلًا is erroneously put for مُصَلْصَلًا,]) or مُصَلْصَلٌ may be a n. of place; (M;) and صَلْصَلَةٌ [sometimes, or always, implies repetition, as will be shown by what follows, or], accord. to Lth, is more intensive, or more vehement, than صَلِيلٌ: (TA:) the former verb is said of iron [when struck with iron or the like, (see Ham p. 353, and what here follows,) meaning it made a clashing, or a ringing, sound], as also ↓ صَلْصَلَ; (TA;) of a nail &c., (S, O,) of a nail when struck so that it is forced to enter into a thing, (M, K,) as in a verse of Lebeed cited in art. حكم, conj. 4; (S, M, O;) of helmets of iron (بَيْض) when struck with swords, meaning they made a ringing sound; (M, K; *) [see an ex. of the inf. n. voce رَعْدٌ;] also of an empty jar when it is struck; (TA;) and of any dry clay, or baked pottery: (M:) also of a لِجَام [i. e. bit], meaning it made a prolonged sound; (M, K;) and ↓ صَلْصَلَ, (M, K,) inf. n. صَلْصَلَةٌ, (S,) said of the same, (S, M, * K, *) it made repeated sounds, (S, M, K,) and so ↓ تَصَلْصَلَ; (M, K;) which last is also said of a woman's, or other, ornament, meaning it made a [tinkling, or ringing,] sound; (S, K;) and of clay mixed with sand when it has become dry [app. as meaning it made a crackling sound when trodden upon]; (S;) mention is also made, in a trad., of the ↓ صَلْصَلَة [i. e. ringing, or tinkling,] or a bell; (K;) and [its verb] صَلْصَلَ is said of anything dry [as meaning it made a sound, or noise, when struck, or put in motion]; (Lth, TA;) and also of thunder, meaning it made a clear sound. (M, K.) ― -b2- [Hence,] صَلَّتِ الإِبِلُ, (M, K,) aor. تَصِلُّ, (M,) inf. n. صَلِيلٌ, The camels made a [rumbling] sound to be heard on the occasion of drinking in consequence of their intestines' having become dry: (M, K:) [and in like manner الخَيْلُ the horses:] one says, جَآءَتِ الخَيْلُ تَصِلُّ عَطَشًا The horses came making a [rumbling] sound to be heard from their bellies in consequence of thirst: (S, O:) and سَمِعْتُ لِجَوْفِهِ صَلِيلًا مِنَ العَطَشِ [I heard a rumbling sound of his belly in consequence of thirst]. (T, TA.) And صَلَّ السِّقَآءُ, inf. n. صَلِيلٌ, (tropical:) The water-skin became dry, (M, TA,) not having any water in it, so that it was such as would make a kind of clattering or crackling noise (يَتَقَعْقَعُ) [when struck or shaken or bent]. (TA.) And صَلِيلٌ also signifies The sounding of the entering of water into the earth, or ground. (M in art. صم.) -A2- صَلَّ, (S, M, O, K,) aor. يَصِلُّ, (S, M, O,) inf. n. صُلُولٌ; (S, M, O, K;) and also, sec. pers. صَلِلْتَ, aor. تَصَلُّ; (O, TA;) and ↓ اصلّ; (S, M, O, K;) or only the latter; (Zj, TA;) or it may be الصُّلُولُ is said, as it occurs in a verse of El-Hotei-ah, and not صَلَّ; like العَطَآءُ from أَعْطَى, and القُلُوعُ from أَقْلَعَتِ الحُمَّى; (IB, TA;) It was, or became, stinking; said of flesh-meat, (S, M, O, K,) whether cooked or raw; (S, O;) said by some to be used only in relation to that which is raw; but ↓ أَصَلَّتْ occurs, in a verse of Zuheyr, said of a مُضْغَة [or bit of flesh-meat that is chewed], which indicates that it is used in relation to that which is cooked and roasted; or, accord. to some, the verb here means أَثْقَلَت [which has rendered heavy the eater]: (M:) and one says also اللِّحَامُ ↓ صَلَّلَتِ [the flesh-meats were, or became stinking (in both of my copies of the S اللِّجَامُ is erroneously put for اللِّحَامُ, the reading in other copies of the S and in the O)]; the verb in this instance being with teshdeed لِلْكَثْرَةِ [i. e. because of its relation to many subjects, or to a pl.]. (S, O.) In the Kur [xxxii. 9], some read أَإِذَا صَلَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ, (M, O, TA,) [instead of the common reading, which is ضَلَلْنَا, with ض,] and some read صَلِلْنَا, (O, TA,) which has two meanings: i. e. When we shall have become stinking, in the earth, and altered in ourselves and in our forms? and when we shall have become dried up? from صَلَّةٌ meaning “ dry ground. ” (TA.) ― -b2- And صَلَّ, (M, K,) inf. n. صُلُولٌ, (TA,) is also said of water, meaning It became altered for the worse in taste and colour. (M, K.) -A3- صَلَّتْهُمُ الصَّالَّةُ, (S, M, O, K,) aor. تَصُلُّهُمْ, (S, O,) (tropical:) Calamity, or the calamity, befell them. (S, M, O, K, TA.) -A4- صَلَّ الشَّرَابَ, (M, K,) aor. يَصُلُّهُ, (TA,) inf. n. صَلٌّ, He cleared the wine, or beverage. (M, K.) ― -b2- And صَلَلْنَا الحَبَّ, (O,) or صَلَلْنَا الحَبَّ المُخْتَلِطَ بِالتُّرَابِ, (K,) [We cleared the grain that was mixed with dust, or earth, from the dust, or earth, by pouring water upon it; or] we poured water upon the grain that was mixed with earth, or dust, so that each became separated from the other: (O, K:) one says, ↓ هٰذِهِ صُلَالَتُهُ [app. meaning This is its water with which it has been washed; like as one says referring to anything that has been washed, هٰذِهِ غُسَالَتُهُ, and مُوَاصَتَهُ, meaning as above]. (K.) -A5- صَلَلْتُ الخُفَّ: see the next paragraph.
  • صَلَّلَتِ اللِّحَامُ Form II He put a piece of skin such as is termed صَلَّة to the boot
    : see 1, latter half. -A2- صَلَّلْتُ الخُفَّ; (so in my copies of the S;) or ↓ صَلَلْتُ الخُفَّ, (so accord. to the O and TA,) inf. n. صَلٌّ; (TA;) [meaning, as is indicated by what immediately precedes in the S and O, He put a piece of skin such as is termed صَلَّة to the boot, app., to its sole (see صَلَّةٌ): or, as is indicated by what immediately precedes in the TA, he put a lining (termed صَلَالَة) to the boot: the verb without teshdeed (written in the O صَللْتُ) I think to be a mistranscription, notwithstanding the inf. n. assigned to it in the TA: general analogy is in favour of its being with teshdeed; and it is said that] تَصْلِيلٌ signifies The putting skin upon a thing. (KL.)
  • أَصْلَ3َ Form IV It (oldness) altered the water for the worse in taste and colour
    see 1, latter half, in two places. -A2- اصلّ المَآءَ It (oldness) altered the water for the worse in taste and colour. (M, K.)
  • صَلْصَلَ He threatened, or menaced; and frightened, or terrified
    : see 1, former half, in four places. ― -b2- Also He threatened, or menaced; and frightened, or terrified. (IDrd, O, K.) ― -b3- And He slew the chief man of the army. (IDrd, O, K.) -A2- And صلصل الكَلِمَةَ (tropical:) He uttered the كلمة [or sentence] with a feigning, or making a show, of skilfulness. (Z, O, TA.)
  • تَصَلْصَلَ Its black mud became dry
    : see 1, former half. ― -b2- It is also said of a pool of water left by a torrent, as meaning Its black mud became dry [app. because such dry mud makes a crackling sound when trodden upon]. (IDrd, O, K.)
  • صَلٌّ Open entry
    : see صَلَّةٌ, latter part.
  • صُلٌّ altered
    Flesh-meat, &c., altered [for the worse]. (K.)
  • صِلٌّ A serpent
    A serpent: (K:) or a serpent against which charming is of no avail: (S, O:) or a serpent that kills at once when it bites: (M:) or a yellow serpent (K) in the case of which charming is of no avail: (TA:) or a yellow serpent that is found in the sand; when a man sees it, he ceases not to tremble until he dies: (Har p. 102:) pl. أَصْلَالٌ. (S, M, * O, K. *) One says, إِنَّهَا لَصِلُّ صَفًا [lit. Verily it is a deadly serpent of smooth stones; i. e., such as is found among smooth stones;] meaning, an abominable serpent like the viper. (S, O.) And إِنَّهُ لَصِلُّ أَصْلَالٍ [lit.] (assumed tropical:) Verily he is a serpent of serpents; thus one says of a man, likening him to a serpent; (S, O;) meaning cunning, or crafty, and abominable, (S, M, O, K,) in contention, (M,) or in contention and in other cases: (M, K:) like as one says ضِلُّ أَضْلَالٍ, and ضِرُّ أَضْرَارٍ. (TA in art. ضر.) ― -b2- And (tropical:) A calamity, or misfortune; as also ↓ صَالَّةٌ. (M, K, TA.) So the former in the saying, مُنِىَ فُلَانٌ بِصِلٍّ (tropical:) [Such a one was tried with a calamity]. (TA.) ― -b3- And (tropical:) A sharp sword: pl. as above. (A, O, K, TA.) ― -b4- And (tropical:) An equal, or a match. (Z, K, TA.) One says, هٰذَا صِلُّ هٰذَا (tropical:) This is the equal, or match, of this. (Z, TA.) And هُمَا صِلَّانِ (assumed tropical:) They two are likes. (Kr, M.) -A2- See also صَلَّةٌ, latter part. -A3- Also A certain plant: (S, O:) or a species of trees. (M, K.)
  • صَلَّةٌ sound of a nail and the like, when it is struck with force
    [as an inf. n. of un.] The sound of a nail and the like, when it is struck with force; as also ↓ صِلَّةٌ. (K.) And The sound of the لِجَام [or bit]. (K.) -A2- Also Dry ground: (S, M, O, K:) or ground, or land, not rained upon, between two tracts of ground, or land, that are rained upon; (M, K;) because, being dry, it makes a sound [when trodden upon]: (M:) or accord. to IDrd, ground, or land, rained upon, between two tracts not rained upon; (O:) or simply ground, or land, (M, K,) whatever it be; like سَاهِرَةٌ: (M:) pl. صِلَالٌ. (M, O, K.) ― -b2- And A sole: (K:) [ISd says,] خُفٌّ جَيِّدُ الصَّلَّةِ means [A boot good] in respect of the sole; which is thus called by the name of the ground, not otherwise; in my opinion because of its dryness, and its making a sound on the occasion of treading. (M. [See also another explanation of this phrase in what follows.]) ― -b3- Also Skin: one says خُفٌّ جَيِّدُ الصَّلَّةِ [A boot good in respect of the skin; somewhat differently expl. above]: (S, O:) or dry skin, before the tanning. (M, K.) And Stinking skin in the tan. (K.) ― -b4- Also An extensive rain: (K:) and a scattered, scanty rain: (M, K:) and so ↓ صَلٌّ and ↓ صِلٌّ: thus having two contr. meanings: (K:) pl. as above: (M:) or صِلَالٌ, its pl., signifies portions of scattered rains, falling by little and little. (S, O.) ― -b5- And (assumed tropical:) A portion, (K,) or a scattered portion, (M,) of herbage: (M, K:) pl. as above: (M:) or [the pl.] صِلَالٌ signifies (assumed tropical:) herbage; which is thus called by the name of the rain. (S, O.) ― -b6- And Moist earth. (O, K.) ― -b7- See also صُلَّةٌ. -A3- Also The اِسْت [i. e. podex, or anus]. (TA.)
  • صُلَّةٌ Remains of water
    , with damm, (K,) or ↓ صَلَّةٌ, (so in the O,) Remains of water (O, K) in a watering-trough; thus expl. by Fr; (O;) and of other things, (K,) such as [the oils called] دُهْن and زَيْت. (TA.) [See also صُلْصُلَةٌ.] ― -b2- And A fetid odour. (K.) ― -b3- And The flabbiness of moist flesh-meat. (K.)
  • صِلَّةٌ He is a very cunning man
    : see صَلَّةٌ, first sentence. ― -b2- هُوَ تِبْعُ صِلَّةٍ, or with ض, [i. e. ضِلَّةٍ,] accord. to different relaters, means He is a very cunning man (دَاهِيَةٌ), one in whom is no good. (TA.)
  • صِلَالٌ leg of a boot
    pl. of صَلَّةٌ [q. v.]. (S, M, O, K.) ― -b2- Also The leg of a boot; (Ibn-'Abbád, O, K;) and so ↓ صِلَالَةٌ: (K:) or ↓ the latter signifies the lining of a boot: (M, K:) the pl. of the former is أَصِلَّةٌ. (Ibn-'Abbád, O.)

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