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صَلَتَانٌ

Root: صلت

Full Definition

صَلَتَانٌ , applied to a man, and to an ass, Strong, and hard, firm, or hardy: pl. صِلْتَانٌ: or, applied to a man, as expl. above voce صَلْتٌ, q. v.: and, applied to an ass, strong: (S: [in some copies of which, for مِنَ الحِمَارِ, meaning مِنَ الحُمُرِ, we find من الجِمَارِ, whence an error in the Lexicon of Golius:]) and, applied to a horse, brisk, lively, or sprightly, and sharp of spirit; and so applied to a man; like فَلَتَانٌ: (T and TA in art. فلت:) and , accord. to As, applied to an ass, smooth, having short hair: or sometimes it means having no hair upon him; and so صَلْتٌ .

def.2 [And accord. to ISd, it seems to be an Verbal.Noun, of which the verb is not mentioned; for he says that] it signifies also The act of leaping, springing, or bounding.
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