سَلْقٌ
Root: سلق
Full Definition
سَلْقٌ
The mark, or scar, of a gall, or sore, on the back of a camel, when it has healed, and the place thereof has become white; [like سَحْقٌ;] as also
سَلَقٌ .
2 And The mark made by the [plaited thong called] نِسْع upon the side of the camel, or upon his belly, from which the fur becomes worn off; and so سَلِيقَةٌ : سَلَائِقُ [is pl. of ↓ the latter word, and] signifies the marks made by the feet of men and by the hoofs of horses or the like upon the road: and to these the marks made by the [plaited thongs called] أَنْسَاع upon the belly of the camel are likened.
2 And The mark made by the [plaited thong called] نِسْع upon the side of the camel, or upon his belly, from which the fur becomes worn off; and so سَلِيقَةٌ : سَلَائِقُ [is pl. of ↓ the latter word, and] signifies the marks made by the feet of men and by the hoofs of horses or the like upon the road: and to these the marks made by the [plaited thongs called] أَنْسَاع upon the belly of the camel are likened.
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