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Form 1سَلَحَ1 sense
muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarسَلْح

Core sense — he voided his excrement; it mutedgenerated

1.1

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Said of a man: he voided his excrement, or ordure [or thin excrement: see سَلْحٌ].

Said of a bird: it muted, or dunged; like تَغَوَّطَ said of a man.

Said also of other animals, for instance of a camel and of a bull, as in the article ثلط.

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, (S, Mgh, K,) aor. سَلَحَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. سَلْح , (S, Mgh, Msb,) said of a man, (TA,) He voided his excrement, or ordure; (S, K;) [or thin excrement: see سَلْحٌ : and] said of a bird, it muted, or dunged; (Msb;) like تَغَوَّطَ (Mgh, * Msb) said of a man: (Msb:) and said also [of other animals, as, for instance,] of a camel, (S, K, TA,) and of a bull. (K in art. ثلط .)
Form 2سلّحهُ3 senses
maṣdarتَسِْيحٌ

Core sense — he armed him with a weapon; it purged the camelsgenerated

2.1he armed him with the sword—سلّحهُ السَّيْفَ
he armed him with the bow—القَوْسَ

on this sense He armed him with a weapon, or weapons.

2.2it made the camels void سُلَاح [or thin excrement]—سلّح الإِبِلَ

Said of a herb: it purged them.

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See also Form 4.

2.3he rubbed his skin for clarified butter, نِحْى, over with rob, or inspissated juice, سُلْح—سلّح نِحْيَهُ

Maṣdar as above.

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He armed him with a weapon or weapons. (A.) And سلّحهُ السَّيْفَ , (K, TA,) and القَوْسَ , (TA,) He armed him with the sword, (K, TA,) and the bow. (TA.) سلّح الإِبِلَ , (A, TA,) inf. n. تَسِْيحٌ , (TA,) It caused the camels to void سُلَاح [or thin excrement; i. e. it purged them]; said of a herb. (A, TA.) [See also 4.] سلّح نِحْيَهُ , inf. n. as above, He rubbed over his نِحْى [or skin for holding clarified butter] with سُلْح , i. e. rob, or inspissated juice. (K, TA.)
Form 4اسلحهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him void thin excrementgenerated

4.1

He made him void سُلَاح, that is, thin excrement.

See also Form 2.

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He made him to void سُلَاح [or thin excrement]. (S, K.) [See also 2.]
Form 5تسلّح2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he armed himself with a weapon, or weaponsgenerated

5.1

He put on, or armed himself with, a weapon, or weapons.

5.1.1

Hence, تَسَلَّحَتِ الإِبِلُ بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا: see سِلَاحٌ.

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He wore, or put on, [or armed himself with,] a weapon, or weapons. (S, A, L, K.) [Hence,] تَسَلَّحَتِ الإِبِلُ بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا : see سِلَاحٌ .

Derived nouns 14

Nounسَلْحٌ1 sense

Core sense — excrement, ordure, or dung, especially when thingenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredexcrement, ordure, or dung, of a human being, of a bird, or of any animal—سُلَاحٌ

Excrement, ordure, or dung.

This is evidently the meaning in the Msb also: in my copy, and apparently in the copy used by SM, immediately after the mention and explanation of the verb سَلَحَ there is added وهو سلحة تسمية بالمصدر. What follows سلحة plainly shows that this word is a mistranscription for سَلْحُهُ, and that the meaning is “and it is its سَلْح”, a maṣdar used as a substantive properly so called; that is, the dung of a bird is called its سَلْح, for the verb is there said to relate to a bird, though in truth it has a general application.

Or such as is thin, of any dung; and this is the sense in which it is commonly known.

Or thin excrement or dung; a marginal note in a copy of the S says that this last is the correct meaning.

The plurals of the former word are سُلُوحٌ and سُلْحَانٌ.

رَمَى بِسَلْحِهِ occurs often in the lexicons and elsewhere, meaning he cast forth his excrement, or ordure, properly in a thin state.

literally, O dung of the crow—يَا سَلْحَ الغُرَابِ

An expression used by 'Omar; it means يَا خَبِيثُ, that is, O foul, or filthy, man.

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Excrement, ordure, or dung: (L, TA: [and evidently so accord. to the Msb; in my copy of which, and so, app., in the copy used by SM, immediately after the mention and explanation of the verb سَلَحَ , is added, وهو سلحة تسمية بالمصدر ; plainly showing, by what follows سلحة , that this word is a mistranscription for سَلْحُهُ ; and that the meaning is, “ and it is its سَلْح , an instance of the inf. n. used as a subst. properly so called; ” i. e., the dung of a bird is called its سَلْح ; for the verb is there said to relate to a bird; though in truth it has a general application:]) or such as is thin, of any dung: (L, TA: [and this is the sense in which it is commonly known:]) and سُلَاحٌ signifies [the same: i. e.] excrement, ordure, or dung, (S, A, MA, L, K, KL,) of a human being, (KL,) or of a bird (MA) [and of any animal]: or thin excrement or dung: (MA:) this latter is said to be the correct meaning in a marginal note in a copy of the S: (TA:) the pl. of the former is سُلُوحٌ and سُلْحَانٌ . (L, TA.) [ رَمَى بِسَلْحِهِ frequently occurs in the Lexicons &c., meaning He cast forth his excrement, or ordure; or properly, in a thin state.] يَا سَلْحَ الغُرَابِ [lit. O dung of the crow], an expression used by 'Omar, means يَا خَبِيثُ [O foul, or filthy, man]. (Mgh.)
Nounسُلْحٌ1 sense

Core sense — rob, or inspissated juice, used to season a butter-skingenerated

1rob, or inspissated juice, generally of dates—رُبّ

A skin for clarified butter is rubbed over with it, to season it.

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signifies رُبّ [i. e. Rob, or inspissated juice, generally of dates,] with which a skin for clarified butter is rubbed over, (K, TA,) for the purpose of seasoning it. (TA.)
Nounسِلْحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a weapon, or weaponsgenerated

1

See سِلَاحٌ.

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: see سِلَاحٌ .
Nounسَلَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — rain-water in pools left by torrentsgenerated

1

Rain-water in pools left by torrents.

So says ISh; but Az did not hear it from the Arabs.

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Rain-water in pools left by torrents: (K:) so says ISh: but not heard by Az from the Arabs. (TA.)
Nounسُلَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — the young of the partridgegenerated

1

The young of the حَجَل, the partridge; like سُلَكٌ and سُلَفٌ.

An ism jamʿ, with the ism waḥda formed with ة, for it is said in the T that سُلَحَةٌ and سُلَكَةٌ signify the young one of the حَجَل, plural سِلْحَانٌ, like سِلْكَانٌ.

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The young of the حَجَل [or partridge]; (S, K;) like سُلَكٌ and سُلَفٌ : (S:) [a coll. gen. n.: n. un. with ة : for] it is said in the T that سُلَحَةٌ and سُلَكَةٌ signify the young one of the حَجَل : (TA:) pl. سِلْحَانٌ , (T, S, K,) like سِلْكَانٌ . (T, TA.)
Nounسِلَحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a weapon, or weaponsgenerated

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See سِلَاحٌ.

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: see سِلَاحٌ .
Nounسُلْحَانٌ1 sense

Core sense — excrement, especially thin excrementgenerated

1

See سِلَاحٌ.

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: see سِلَاحٌ .
Nounسُلَاحٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — thin excrement; a looseness of the bowels, diarrhoeagenerated

1

See سَلْحٌ.

1.1

[Also a looseness, or flux of thin excrement from the bowels: diarrhoea.]

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: see سَلْحٌ . [Also A looseness, or flux of thin excrement from the bowels: diarrhœa.]
Nounسِلَاحٌ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a weapon, or weapons; a sword; an unstrung bowgenerated

1a man having a weapon, or weapons—رَجُلٌ ذُو سِلَاحٍ

Also سَلِحٌ, or سِلْحٌ, and سُلْحَانٌ, the last mentioned in the L as a plural.

A weapon, or weapons; an instrument, or instruments, of war; the thing with which one fights in war, and repels the enemy or defends oneself, such as a sword or a spear; or a weapon, or weapons, of iron.

It is masculine according to the more approved and more prevailing usage, because in the plural it takes the form أَسْلِحَةٌ, which is a plural form of a masculine noun, as in أَحْمِرَةٌ, plural of حِمَارٌ, and أَرْدِيَةٌ, plural of رِدَآءٌ. But it is also feminine, and has for plurals as well سُلُحٌ and سُلْحَانٌ; the feminine plural is سِلَاحَاتٌ.

a people, or party, having weapons, or arms—قَوْمٌ ذَوُو سِلَاحٍ
he put on the weapon, or the weapons, or arms—لَبِسَ السِّلَاحَ
the people, or party, took their weapons, or arms, each taking his—أَخَذَ القَوْمُ أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ
1.1a sword alone, sometimes so termed—سِلَاحٌ
1.2

A bow without a string is likewise so termed.

1.3

Also a staff, or stick.

1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredthe horns of the bull—سِلَاحُ لثَّوْرِ
1.5figurative · مجازa name of السَّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ, the star Arcturus—ذُو السِّلَاحِ
1.6figurative · مجازthe camels became fat, and of goodly appearance—أَخَذَتِ الإِبِلُ سِلَاحَهَا

بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا means the same.

That is, their fat became as though it were weapons with which they prevented their being slaughtered.

The like has been mentioned before, under رُمْحٌ, in the article رمح.

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, (S, A, Mgh, Msb, K, &c.,) as also سَلِحٌ (accord. to the K) or سِلْحٌ (accord. to the Msb) and سُلْحَانٌ , (K,) [the last mentioned in the L as a pl.,] A weapon, or weapons; i. e. an instrument, or instruments, of war; (A, K;) the thing [or things] with which one fights in war, and repels, or defends oneself; (Msb;) anything with which one repels the enemy, as a sword and spear &c.: (Ham p. 73:) or a weapon, or weapons, of iron: (Lth, Mgh, K:) it is of the masc. gender, (S, Msb, TA,) accord. to the more approved usage, (TA,) or that which most prevails, (Msb,) because in the pl. it takes the form of أَسْلِحَةٌ , which is a pl. form of a masc. n., (S, Msb, *) as in the instances of أَحْمِرَةٌ , pl. of حِمَارٌ , and أَرْدِيَةٌ , pl. of رِدَآءٌ , (S,) but it is also fem., (S, Msb, K,) and has also for pls. سُلُحٌ and سُلْحَانٌ , (L,) and the pl. fem. is سِلَاحَاتٌ . (Msb.) You say رَجُلٌ ذُو سِلَاحٍ [A man having a weapon or weapons]. (K.) And قَوْمٌ ذَوُو سِلَاحٍ [A people, or party, having weapons, or arms]. (S, A, K.) And لَبِسَ السِّلَاحَ [He wore, or put on, the weapon, or the weapons, or arms]. (S, A, K.) And أَخَذَ القَوْمُ أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ The people, or party, took their weapons, or arms, each taking his. (Msb.) A sword (Az, Mgh, K) alone is sometimes termed سِلَاحٌ . (Az, Mgh.) And A bow without a string (K) is likewise thus termed. (TA.) And A staff, or stick. (K.) سِلَاحُ لثَّوْرِ means The horns of the bull. (S, * TA.) ذُو السِّلَاحِ is an appel-lation of السَّمَاكُ الرَّامِحُ [i. e. The star Arcturus]. (A, TA.) And أَخَذَتِ الإِبِلُ سِلَاحَهَا and بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا mean The camels became fat, and of goodly appearance; (A, L, TA;) i. e. their fat became as though it were weapons with which they prevented their being slaughtered: (L, TA:) and the like has been mentioned before, [voce رُمْحٌ ,] in art. رمح . (TA.)
Nounسَالِحٌ2 senses

Core sense — having a weapon, or weapons; a she-camel purged by herbagegenerated

1

A man having, or having with him, a weapon, or weapons.

An adjective of the possessive kind, having no verb, similar to تَامِرٌ and لَابِنٌ.

2

Also a she-camel that has voided excrement, or thin excrement, from eating herbs, or leguminous plants.

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A man having, (K,) or having with him, (S,) a weapon, or weapons: (S, K:) an epithet [of the possessive kind, having no verb,] similar to تَامِرٌ and لَابِنٌ . (TA.) And A she-camel that has voided excrement, [or thin excrement,] in consequence [of the eating] of herbs, or leguminous plants. (S, K.)
Nounأَسْلَحُ مِنْ حُبَارَى1 sense

Core sense — more given to muting than a bustardgenerated

1

More given to muting than a bustard; and مِنْ دَجَاجَةٍ, more given to muting than a domestic hen.

The bustard mutes in the time of fear, and the hen in the time of security.

A proverb.

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[More wont to mute than a bustard] (Meyd, A, Mgh) and مِنْ دَجَاجَةٍ [than a domestic hen]: the former mutes in the time of fear; and the latter, in the time of security: (Meyd:) a prov. (Meyd, Mgh.)
Nounإِسْلِيحٌ1 sense

Core sense — a plant whose pasturage makes the camels' milk abundantgenerated

1

A certain plant, the pasturing upon which makes the milk of the camels abundant; or a certain kind of tree, or shrub, that has this effect. [See also إِسْلِيخٌ]

An Arab woman of the desert was asked, “What is your father's tree?” and she answered شَجَرَةُ أَبِى الإِسْلِيحْ رُغْوَةٌ وَصَرِيحٌ وَسَنَامٌ إِطْرِيحْ [The tree of my father is the isleeh: froth upon the milk, and milk free from froth; and a long, or tall, hump: these are the consequences of pasturing upon it].

Or a herb, or leguminous plant, of the slender and soft kind, growing in the winter, which makes the camels void سُلَاح, thin excrement, when they eat much of it.

Or a herb resembling the جِرْجِير, the rocket, growing upon tracts of sand such as are termed حُقُوف.

Or a kind of plant, growing conspicuously in plain, or soft, tracts, having a thin and delicate leaf, and a pericarp stuffed with grains, or seeds, like those of the poppy; it is one of the plants of the rain of the صَيْف, here meaning spring, and it makes the cattle void سُلَاح. The ism waḥda is formed with ة.

Aboo-Ziyād says that the places in which the اسليح grows are sands.

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A certain plant, the pasturing upon which causes the milk (S, K) of the camels (S) to become abundant: (S, K:) or a certain kind of tree, or shrub, that has this effect: (L:) [see also إِسْلِيخٌ :] it was said to an Arab woman of the desert, “ What is thy father's tree? ” and she answered, شَجَرَةُ أَبِى الإِسْلِيحْ رُغْوَةٌ وَصَرِيحٌ وَسَنَامٌ إِطْرِيحْ [The tree of my father is the isleeh: froth upon the milk, and milk free from froth; and a long, or tall, hump: these are the consequences of pasturing upon it]: (S, * L:) or it is a certain herb, or leguminous plant, of those that are slender and soft ( مِنْ أَحْرَارِ البُقُولِ ), growing in the winter, that causes the camels to void سُلَاح [or thin excrement] when they eat much of it: or a certain herb ( عُشْبَة ), resembling the جِرْجِير [or rocket], growing upon tracts of sand such as are termed حُقُوف : or a certain kind of plant, growing conspicuously in plain, or soft, tracts, having a thin and delicate leaf, and a pericarp ( سِنْفَة ) stuffed with grains, or seeds, like those of the poppy; which is one of the plants of the rain of the صَيْف [here meaning spring (see زَمَنٌ )], and which causes the cattle to void سُلَاح : n. un. with ة : Aboo-Ziyád says that the places in which the اسليح grows are sands. (L.)
Nounمَسْلَحَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a frontier post; an armed party watching an enemy's frontiergenerated

1

A ثَغْر, that is, a frontier of a hostile country.

Or a place of arms or weapons, like a ثَغْر or a مَرْقَب, which is an elevated place of observation, where there are parties that watch the enemy in case they should make an invasion at unawares, and who, when they see them, inform their companions so that they may prepare themselves for them.

Plural مَسَالِحُ.

1.1

Also an armed people, or party, composing a numerous body in a place of observation which they are entrusted with keeping, at the frontier of an enemy's country. (In one of my copies of the S this word is wrongly written مُسَلَّحَة.)

A single person of them is termed مَسْلَحِىٌّ; and مَسْلَحَةٌ is also applied to a single person in a saying of 'Omar.

They are so called because they have weapons, or because they occupy the place called مَسْلَحَةٌ.

Or the مسلحة of the army are a party of capturers who go before the army, exploring the way for them and searching as spies for news of the enemy, so that the enemy should not make a sudden assault upon them; they do not let any one of the enemy enter the territory of the Muslims, and they warn the Muslims of the approach of an army.

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A ثَغْر [or frontier of a hostile country]: (K:) or a place of arms or weapons, (Mgh,) like a ثَغْر and a مَرْقَب [which is an elevated place of observation], (S, Mgh, TA,) wherein are parties that watch the enemy, lest they should make an invasion at unawares, and , when they see them, inform their companions, in order that they may prepare themselves for them: (Nh, TA:) pl. مَسَالِحُ . (S, Mgh.) Also, [in one of my copies of the S erroneously written مُسَلَّحَة ,] A people, or party, having arms, or weapons; an armed people or party; (S, A, K, TA;) composing a numerous body, in a place of observation, with the keeping of which they are entrusted, at the frontier of an enemy's country; a single person of whom is termed مَسْلَحِىٌّ ; (A, * L;) and مَسْلَحَةٌ [also] is thus applied to a single person in a saying of 'Omar: (Mgh:) they are thus called because of their having weapons, or because of their occupying the place called مَسْلَحَةٌ : (Nh:) or the مسلحة of the army are a party of capturers that go before the army, exploring for them the way, and searching as spies to learn news of the enemy, lest the enemy should make a sudden assault upon them; not suffering any one of the enemy to enter the territory of the Muslims, and warning the Muslims of the approach of an army. (ISh.)
Nounمَسْلَحِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one of an armed party guarding a frontiergenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.