سلخ

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Form 1سَلَخَ9 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarسَلْخٌ

Core sense — he stripped off the skin; he pulled off a garment; he came to the end of the monthgenerated

1.1[Its skin was stripped off]—سُلِخَ جِلْدُهَا

He stripped off the hide, or skin, of a sheep or goat; or he skinned a sheep or goat. Muḍāriʿ سَلَخَ or سَلِخَ, [but this I find in no other lexicon,] and سَلُخَ.

One does not say of a camel سَلَخْتُ جِلْدَهُ, but كَشَطْتُهُ and نَجَوْتُهُ and أَنْجَيْتُهُ.

Qur’ān 36:38 approximate — somewhere between 36:7 and 36:66 Lane cites “Kur xxxvi. 37”

Qur’ān 36:37 located by this root inside the range Lane’s citation allows

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ

And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness;Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.1figurative · مجازshe pulled off her shift, she stripped it off—سَلَخَتْ دِرْعَهَا

He pulled off, or stripped off, [a garment].

Said of a woman; also سَلَخَتْ عَنْهَا دِرْعَهَا.

1.1.2figurative · مجازhe passed the month, he came to the end of it—سَلَخَ الشَّهْرَ

Also شَهْرَهُ; muḍāriʿ سَلَخَ and سَلُخَ; maṣdar سَلْخٌ and سُلُوخٌ.

we passed out of the month—سَلَخْنَا الشَّهْرَ

we entered upon [the new moon of] such a month—أَهْلَلْنَا هِلَالَ شَهْرِ كَذَا

That is, we pulled off from ourselves one thirtieth part every night until the nights were complete, and then pulled off the whole of it.

That is, clothing ourselves with it and adding to that clothing until half of it had passed; then we pull off from ourselves the whole of it by degrees. A verse cited under جُمَادَى comes from this.

He drew the day forth gently from the night—سَلَخَ النَّهَارَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ

Said of God; or: He separated the day from the night.

Lane cites “Jel in xxxvi. 37” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.1.3

See also form 7, in three places.

1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferred[The heat made the man's skin peel off; it excoriated the man]—سَلَخَ الحَرُّ جِلْدَ الإِنْسَانِ

سلّخهُ is the same in an intensive sense.

[The mange, or scab, excoriated him]—سَلَخَ الجَرَبُ جِلْدَهُ

Said of a camel. [And so سَلَخَهُ, without mention of the skin:] see سَالِخٌ.

the ostrich had a disease in his feathers—سُلِخَ الظَّلِيمُ

[Apparently such as caused many of them to fall off.]

1.1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredthe plant became green again after having dried up—سَلَخَ النَّبَاتُ

[Or: the plant shed its foliage and then became altogether green again: see سَالِخٌ.]

1.1.6figurative · مجاز — inferredAnd they stripped off the surface of the place of the water, as a hide is stripped off, and then the water came forth—فَسَلَخُوا مَوْضِعَ المَآءِ كَمَا يُسْلَخُ الإِهَابُ فَخَرَجَ المَآءُ

In a tradition about Solomon and the هُدْهُد [or hoopoe]; it means that they dug until they found the water.

1.1.7figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was drawn out from the belly of his mother—سُلِخَ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ

Said of a child.

1.1.8figurative · مجاز — inferredthe substituting, throughout a poem, of other words synonymous with the original ones—سَلْخُ الشِعْرِ

What falls short of this is called مَسْخٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

36:37

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ

And a Sign for them is the Night: We withdraw therefrom the Day, and behold they are plunged in darkness;

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, A, Msb, K, &c.,) aor. سَلَخَ , (S, K, [as in the Kur xxxvi. 37,]) or سَلِخَ , (Msb, [but this I find in no other lexicon,]) and سَلُخَ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. سَلْخٌ , (S, Msb,) He stripped off (S, K) the hide, or skin, of a sheep or goat: (S:) or he skinned a sheep or goat. (A, Msb.) And سُلِخَ جِلْدُهَا [Its skin was stripped off]. (A.) One does not say of a camel, سَلَخْتُ جِلْدَهُ ; but كَشَطْتُهُ , and نَجَوْتُهُ , and أَنْجَيْتُهُ . (Msb.) [Hence,] He pulled off or stripped off [a garment]. (K, TA.) You say of a woman, سَلَخَتْ دِرْعَهَا , (S, TA,) and سَلَخَتْ عَنْهَا دِرْعَهَا , (A, TA,) She pulled off her shift; stripped it off. (S, TA.) And [hence,] سَلَخَ الشَّهْرَ , (S, A, Msb,) or شَهْرَهُ , (K,) aor. سَلَخَ (L, Msb) and سَلُخَ , (L,) inf. n. سَلْخٌ and سُلُوخٌ , (L, Msb,) He passed the month, or his month; (S, K, TA;) came to the end of it. (S, A, Msb, K.) سَلَخْنَا الشَّهْرَ means We passed forth from the month; having pulled off from ourselves every night one thirtieth part until the nights were complete, when we pulled off from ourselves all of it: and أَهْلَلْنَا هِلَالَ شَهْرِ كَذَا means “ We entered upon [the period of the new moon of] such a month; clothing ourselves with it and increasing the clothing of ourselves therewith until the passing of the half of it: ” then we pull off from ourselves [by degrees] the whole of it: hence a verse cited voce جُمَادَى . (T, TA.) And one says of God, سَلَخَ النَّهَارَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ He drew forth gently the day from the night: (K, TA:) or He separated the day from the night. (Jel in xxxvi. 37.) See also 7, in three places. سَلَخَ الحَرُّ جِلْدَ الإِنْسَانِ and [in an intensive sense] سلّخهُ [The heat made the skin of the man to peel off; or excoriated the man]. (TA.) And سَلَخَ الجَرَبُ جِلْدَهُ [The mange, or scab, excoriated him, i. e., a camel]: (A, TA:) [and so سَلَخَهُ without the mention of the skin:] see سَالِخٌ . And سُلِخَ الظَّلِيمُ The ostrich had a disease in his feathers [app. such as caused many of them to fall off]. (TA.) سَلَخَ النَّبَاتُ [The plant shed its foliage, and then became altogether green again: (see سَالِخٌ :) or] the plant became green again after having dried up. (M, K.) فَسَلَخُوا مَوْضِعَ المَآءِ كَمَا يُسْلَخُ الإِهَابُ فَخَرَجَ المَآءُ , in a trad. respecting Solomon and the هُدْهُد [or hoopoe, i. e. And they stripped off the surface of the place of the water, like as the hide is stripped off, and thereupon the water came forth], means that they dug until they found the water. (TA.) سُلِخَ مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ , said of a child, means He was drawn out from the belly of his mother. (TA.) سَلْخُ الشِعْرِ is The substituting throughout the poetry, for the original words, other words synonymous therewith: what falls short of this is termed مَسْخٌ . (TA. [See Har p. 263.])

Form 2سَلَّخَ1 sense

Core sense — he stripped off the skingenerated

2.1

See form 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

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see 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.

Form 5تَسَلَّخَ1 sense

Core sense — his skin became stripped off, he became excoriatedgenerated

5.1

See the next entry, first sentence.

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see the next paragraph, first sentence.

Form 7انسلخ جِلْدُهُ5 senses · 1 main

maṣdarسَلْخٌ

Core sense — his skin became stripped off; it cast off its slough; the month passed awaygenerated

7.1his skin became stripped off—تسلّخ

This form is intensive.

7.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And he became excoriated by heat.

7.1.2[The serpent cast off its slough]—انسلخت الحَيَّةُ مِنْ قِشْرِهَا

the serpent cast off, or withdrew itself from, its slough—سَلَخَت الحَيَّةُ

. The same is said of any creeping thing.

[He casts off his slough]—يَسْلَخُ جِلْدَهُ

Said of the serpent called السَّالِخُ [q. v.].

7.1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred[He became stripped of his clothes, or he stripped himself of them]—انسلخ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ

Said also of a man.

7.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredthe month passed, or passed away [from its year]—انسلخ الشَّهْرُ

Also مِنْ سَنَتِهِ and سَلَخَ.

the day came forth gently from the night—انسلخ النَّهَارُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ

It came out of the night so as to leave none of its light with it.

it became altogether separated from it, it quitted it entirely—انسلخ مِنْهُ

[This is the meaning as used in this phrase and in others.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 7

7:175

وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَٱنسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ

Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray.

9:5

فَإِذَا ٱنسَلَخَ ٱلْأَشْهُرُ ٱلْحُرُمُ فَٱقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَٱحْصُرُوهُمْ وَٱقْعُدُوا۟ لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ ۚ فَإِن تَابُوا۟ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ فَخَلُّوا۟ سَبِيلَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.

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and [in an intensive sense] تسلّخ [His skin became stripped off: and he became excoriated by heat]. (A, TA. [The latter meaning is indicated in the TA.]) انسلخت الحَيَّةُ مِنْ قِشْرِهَا [The serpent cast off, or divested itself of, its slough]: (S:) and سَلَخَت الحَيَّةُ , (L, K,) aor. سَلَخَ , inf. n. سَلْخٌ , (L,) [signifies the same, or] the serpent withdrew itself from its slough: (L, K:) and in like manner one says of any creeping thing: (L:) and one says of the serpent termed السَّالِخُ [q. v.], يَسْلَخُ جِلْدَهُ [He casts off his slough]. (S.) One says also of a man, انسلخ مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ [He became stripped, or divested, or he divested himself, of his clothes]. (S.) And انسلخ الشَّهْرُ (S, A, Msb, K) مِنْ سَنَتِهِ (S) The month passed, or passed away [from its year]; (Msb, K, TA;) as also سَلَخَ . (K.) And انسلخ النَّهَارُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ (S, A, K) The day became drawn forth gently from the night; (K, TA;) came forth from the night so as not to leave with it aught of its light. (TA.) [As used in this phrase and in others,] انسلخ مِنْهُ means It became altogether separated from it; quitted it entirely. (MF.)

Form 9اسلّخ1 sense

maṣdarاِسْلِخَاخٌ

Core sense — he lay upon his sidegenerated

9.1

He lay upon his side..

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, inf. n. اِسْلِخَاخٌ He lay upon his side. (K.)

Derived nouns 17

Nounسَلْخٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the last part, or end, of the month; a skin, or hidegenerated

See مِسْلَاخٌ, in two places.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe last part, or end, of the month—سَلْخُ الشَّهْرِ

Also مُنْسَلَخَهُ; or the last day of the month.

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: see مِسْلَاخٌ in two places. سَلْخُ الشَّهْرِ The last, or end, of the month; (Msb, K;) as also مُنْسَلَخَهُ : (K:) or the last day thereof. (MA.)

Nounسِلْخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a skin, or hide; the slough of a serpentgenerated

See مِسْلَاخٌ, in two places.

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: see مِسْلَاخٌ , in two places.

Nounسَلَخٌ1 sense

Core sense — the spun thread that is on the spindlegenerated

The spun thread that is on the spindle.

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The spun thread that is upon the spindle. (K.)

Nounسَلْخَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the slough of a serpentgenerated

See مِسْلَاخٌ.

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: see مِسْلَاخٌ .

Nounسَلِيخٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a skinned sheep or goat; insipid, without tastegenerated

A skinned sheep or goat; also مَسْلُوخٌ and مَسْلُوخَةً.

Or the last of these is an adjective in which the quality of a noun predominates, meaning a skinned sheep or goat, without head, without legs and without belly.

The first of them is an adjective applied to a sheep or goat until some part of it has been eaten; after that, what remains is called شِلْوٌ, whether much or little.

2a thing that is insipid, without taste—سَلِيخٌ مَلِيخٌ

According to the K a person, but this is not in the other lexicons.

2.1

And a man violent in جِمَاء without causing pregnancy.

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A skinned sheep or goat; (L;) as also مَسْلُوخٌ (S, K) and مَسْلُوخَةً : (TA:) or this last is an epithet in which the quality of a subst. is predominant, meaning a skinned sheep or goat, without head and without legs and without belly: (Mgh:) and the first is an epithet applied to a sheep or goat until some part of it has been eaten; after which, what remains is called شِلْوٌ , whether much or little. (L.) سَلِيخٌ مَلِيخٌ A thing, (JK,) accord. to the K a person, but this is not in the other lexicons, (TA,) insipid; without taste. (JK, K, TA.) And A man (TA) vehement in جِمَاء , without impregnating. (K, TA.)

Nounفِيهِ سَلَاخَةٌ وَمَلَاخَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — in it is insipidity, or tastelessnessgenerated

In it is insipidity, or tastelessness. According to the K, in him, but see سَلِيخٌ.

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In it (accord. to the K in him, but see سَلِيخٌ , TA) is insipidity, or tastelessness. (K, * TA.)

Nounسُلَاخَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a piece of skin stripped off; the urine of the mountain-goatgenerated

[Apparently a piece of skin, or hide, stripped off.] Mentioned under جَرٌّ.

The urine of the mountain-goat.

[In Persian سَلَاحَهٌ, thus, with ح and with fet-h to the first letter, according to Johnson's Persian, Arabic and English Dictionary. Golius adds, on the authority of Ibn-Beytār, that it is black and sticky like pitch, and is collected from the rocks.]

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[app. A piece of skin, or hide, stripped off]. (K voce جَرٌّ .) The urine of the mountaingoat. (KL.) [In Pers. سَلَاحَهٌ : thus, with ح , and with fet-h to the first letter, accord. to Johnson's Pers. Ar. and Engl. Dict. Golius adds, on the authority of Ibn-Beytár, that it is black and viscous like pitch, and is collected from the rocks.]

Nounسَلِيخَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a perfume resembling stripped-off bark; unscented oil of ben; offspringgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

A certain perfume, or fragrant substance, resembling bark stripped off, and having شُعَب [or forking projections].

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Of the plants called رِمْث and عَرْفَج: [such as has been stripped of what was good for pasture;] the portion that has nothing left in it for pasture, consisting only of dry wood.

And of the عرفج: such as is thick, of what has dried up.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

And the oil of the fruit, or produce, of the بَان [or ben-tree] before it has been scented with aromatics.

When it has been scented with musk and other perfume, and then expressed, it is called مَنْشُوشٌ, and one says of it نُشَّ.

Also offspring, because it has been drawn out from the belly of its mother.

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A certain perfume, or odoriferous substance, resembling bark stripped off, (JK, K, TA,) and having شُعَب [or forking projections]. (TA.) Of the [plants called] رِمْث (JK, S, K) and عَرْفَج , (JK, S,) [Such as has been stripped of what was good for pasture;] the portion that has in it nothing for pasture (JK, S, K, TA) remaining; (TA;) consisting only of dry wood: (S, TA:) and of the عرفج , such as is thick, of what has become dried up. (TA.) And The oil of the fruit, or produce, of the بَان [or bentree] before it has been seasoned (K, TA) with aromatics: when it has been seasoned with musk and [other] perfume, and then expressed, it is termed مَنْشُوشٌ ; and one says of it, نُشَّ . (TA.) Also Offspring: (JK, K, TA:) because it has been drawn out ( سُلِخَ i. e. نُزِعَ ) from the belly of its mother. (TA.)

Nounسُلَّخَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — black serpents that cast off their sloughgenerated

An irregular plural [or ism jamʿ] of سَالِخٌ [q. v.].

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an extr. pl. [or quasi-pl. n.] of سَالِخٌ , q. v. (TA.)

Nounسَلَّاخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a skinner, or flayergenerated

A skinner, or flayer.

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A skinner, or flayer. (KL.)

Nounسَالِخٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — skinning, flaying; a black serpent that casts off its sloughgenerated

Skinning, or flaying.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Mange, or scab, as a result of which the camel becomes excoriated.

1.2a black serpent, intensely black—أَسْوَدُ سَالِخٌ

[A serpent casting off its slough. And hence, a black serpent.]

The first word is not prefixed so as to govern the second in the genitive case. It is so called because it casts off its slough every year.

The female is called أَسْوَدَةٌ and is not qualified by the adjective سَالِخَةٌ; and one says أَسْوَدَانِ سَالِخٌ, without putting the adjective in the dual form, according to AZ and As, though IDrd allows the dual form, the other way being better known.

Plurals: أَسَاوِدُ سَالِخَةٌ, سَوَالِخُ, سُلَّخُ and سُلَّخَةٌ, this last being irregular.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a plant of the kinds called حَمْض and the like, that has shed its foliage and then become altogether green again.

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Skinning, or flaying. (KL.) Mange, or scab, in consequence of which the camel is excoriated ( يُسْلَخُ ). (K.) [A serpent casting off its slough. And hence,] A black serpent, (JK, S, K,) intensely black: (JK, TA:) you say, أَسْوَدُ سَالِخٌ , (S, K,) not prefixing the former word so as to govern the latter in the gen. case: [so called] because it casts off its slough ( يَسْلَخٌ جِلْدَهُ ) every year: (S:) the female is called أَسْوَدَةٌ , and is not qualified by the epithet سَالِخَةٌ : (S, K:) and you say أَسْوَدَانِ سَالِخٌ , (K,) not giving to the epithet the dual form, accord. to AZ and As; but IDrd authorizes its being in the dual form, though the former mode is the better known: (TA:) and أَسَاوِدُ سَالِخَةٌ and سَوَالِخُ and سُلَّخُ and سُلَّخَةٌ , (K,) which last is extr. [i. e. anomalous]. (TA.) Also A plant of the kinds termed حَمْض &c. that has shed its foliage ( سَلَخَ ) and then become altogether green again. (TA.)

Nounأَسْلَخُ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — very red, as though skinned; bald in the fore part of the headgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Applied to a man: very red [as though skinned].

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And its plural سَلْخَى, applied to camels: having mange, or scab, by which they are excoriated.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also bald in the fore part of the head, but أَسْلَجُ is more common in this sense.

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, applied to a man, (JK,) Very red [as though skinned]. (JK, K.) And [its pl.] سَلْخَى , applied to camels, Having mange, or scab, by which they are excoriated. (JK.) Also Bald in the fore part of the head: (K:) but أَسْلَجُ is more common in this sense. (TA.)

Nounإِسْلِيخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain plantgenerated

A certain plant. [Perhaps a dialectal variant of إِسْلِيحٌ, or a miswriting of that word.]

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A certain plant. (K.) [Perhaps a dial. var. of إِسْلِيحٌ , or a mistranscription for this latter.]

Nounمَسْلَخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place in which sheep or goats are skinnedgenerated

A place in which sheep or goats are skinned.

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A place in which sheep or goats are skinned. (Msb.)

Nounمِسْلَاخٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a skin, or hide; the slough of a serpentgenerated

1figurative · مجاز[Such a one is an ass in the skin of a man]—فُلَانٌ حِمَارٌ فِى مِسْلَاخِ إِنْسَانٍ

A skin, or hide; also سَلْخٌ. Or the skin of a sheep or goat; also سِلْخٌ, that is, its skin, or hide, that is stripped off.

1.1

And the slough of a serpent; also سِلْخٌ, or سَلْخٌ and سَلْخَةٌ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferred

Also a palm-tree whose unripe dates fall and become scattered about while still green.

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A skin, or hide; (JK, S, K;) as also سَلْخٌ : (TA:) or, of a sheep or goat; (A;) as also سِلْخٌ , i. e. its skin, or hide, that is stripped off. (K, TA.) [Hence,] one says, فُلَانٌ حِمَارٌ فِى مِسْلَاخِ إِنْسَانٍ [Such a one is an ass in the skin of a man]. (A, TA.) And The slough of a serpent; (JK, S, A, L, K;) as also سِلْخٌ , (MA, KL, and so in the CK,) or سَلْخٌ , (TA,) and سَلْخَةٌ . (L, and so in copies of the K and in the TA.) Also A palm-tree of which the unripe dates fall and become scattered about in a green state. (S, K.)

Nounمَسْلُوخٌ1 sense

Core sense — a skinned sheep or goatgenerated

This word, and the form with ة: see سَلِيخٌ.

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; and with ة : see سَلِيخٌ .

Nounمُنْسَلَخُ الشَّهْرِ1 sense

Core sense — the end of the month, the time when it passes awaygenerated

See سَلْخٌ.

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: see سَلْخٌ .