سَلِمٌ
Root: سلم
Full Definition
سَلِمٌ
Stones; as also
سِلَامٌ : and
سَلِمَةٌ [as n. un. of the former and sing. of the latter, (incorrectly written by Freytag, in one place, سَلَمَةٌ, and incorrectly said by him to be of the dial. of the people of Himyer,)] signifies a stone: [or] the pl. [or quasipl. n.] of سَلِمَةٌ in this sense is
سَلَامٌ , like كَلَامٌ in measure: or
سَلِمَةٌ signifies stones; or hard stones; and
سِلَامٌ is its pl.: [said to be] so called because of their freedom (سلَامَة) from softness: or this last signifies stones, the small thereof and the large; and they assign to it no sing.: or سلام [probably meaning
سَلَامٌ ] is a quasi-pl. n.: and it is also said to be a name for any broad stone. See also سَلَمَان. A poet says,
[He casts from behind me with the arrow and the stone]: this [usage of ام for ال] is of the dial. of [Teiyi and] Himyer.يَرْمِى وَرَائِى بِٱمْسَهْكِ وَٱمْسَهْمِ وَٱمْسَلِمَهْ
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