Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

سَلِيقٌ

Root: سلق

Full Definition

سَلِيقٌ What fall off [app. of the leaves] from trees, or from shrubs, or small trees; or from trees which the cold has nipped, or blasted: or, accord. to As, trees which heat, or cold, has nipped, or blasted: pl. سُلْقٌ.
2 And What has dried up of [the plant called] شِبْرِق, and become parched by the sun.

def.2 Also Honey which the bees build up along the length of their hive, or habitation: or, accord. to the T, سَلِيقَةٌ signifies a certain thing which the bees fabricate in their hive, or habitation, lengthwise: pl. سُلْقٌ.

def.3 Also The side of a road. The two sides of the road are called سَلِيقَا الطَّرِيقِ.


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