سِلَاحٌ
Root: سلح
Full Definition
سِلَاحٌ
, as also
or
سِلْحٌ and
سُلْحَانٌ , [the last mentioned in the L as a pl.,] A weapon, or weapons; i. e. an instrument, or instruments, of war; the thing [or things] with which one fights in war, and repels, or defends oneself; anything with which one repels the enemy, as a sword and spear &c.: or a weapon, or weapons, of iron: it is of the masc. gender, accord. to the more approved usage, or that which most prevails, because in the pl. it takes the form of أَسْلِحَةٌ, which is a pl. form of a masc. n., as in the instances of أَحْمِرَةٌ, pl. of حِمَارٌ, and أَرْدِيَةٌ, pl. of رِدَآءٌ, but it is also fem., and has also for pls. سُلُحٌ and سُلْحَانٌ, and the pl. fem. is سِلَاحَاتٌ. You say رَجُلٌ ذُو سِلَاحٍ [A man having a weapon or weapons]. And قَوْمٌ ذَوُو سِلَاحٍ [A people, or party, having weapons, or arms]. And لَبِسَ السِّلَاحَ [He wore, or put on, the weapon, or the weapons, or arms]. And أَخَذَ القَوْمُ
أَسْلِحَتَهُمْ
The people, or party, took their weapons, or arms, each taking his.
2 A sword alone is sometimes termed سِلَاحٌ.
3 And A bow without a string is likewise thus termed.
4 And A staff, or stick.
5 سِلَاحُ لثَّوْرِ means
6 ذُو السِّلَاحِ is
7 And أَخَذَتِ الإِبِلُ سِلَاحَهَا and بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا mean
2 A sword alone is sometimes termed سِلَاحٌ.
3 And A bow without a string is likewise thus termed.
4 And A staff, or stick.
5 سِلَاحُ لثَّوْرِ means
6 ذُو السِّلَاحِ is
7 And أَخَذَتِ الإِبِلُ سِلَاحَهَا and بِأَسْلِحَتِهَا mean
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