صَلِيبٌ
Root: صلب
Full Definition
2 [Hence,] مَآءٌ صَلِيبٌ
3 And عَرَبِىٌّ صَلِيبٌ
def.2 Also Grease, or oily matter, of bones; and so صَلَبٌ ; which latter signifies also ichor, or watery humour, mixed with blood, that flows from the dead: pl. [of the former accord. to analogy, and perhaps of the latter also,] صُلُبٌ. Hence, in a trad., the phrase أَصْحَابُ الصُّلُبِ [in the CK ] Those who collect bones, when the flesh has been stripped off from them, and cook them with water, and extract their grease, or oily matter, and use it as a seasoning.
def.3 Also [A cross;] a certain thing pertaining to the Christians, which they take as an object to which to direct the face in prayer: pl. [of mult.] صُلْبَانٌ and صُلُبٌ and [of pauc.] أَصْلُبٌ.
2 [And The figure of a cross upon a garment &c.: see مُصَلَّبٌ.]
3 And A certain brand, or mark made with a hot iron, upon camels; which, as Aboo- 'Alee says in the “ Tedhkireh, ” is sometimes large and sometimes small, and may be upon the cheeks, and the neck, and the thighs: or, as some say, it is upon the temple; and as some say, upon the neck; being two lines, one upon [or across] the other.
4 And i. q. عَلَمٌ [as meaning A banner, or standard; properly, in the form of a cross]: En-Nábighah Edh-Dhubyánee is said to have thus called the عَلَم because there was upon it a صَلِيب [i. e. a cross]; for he was a Christian.
5 [And hence, as Freytag says, (referring to the “ Historia Halebi ” and “ Locman. Fabul. ” p. ٤٣
6 And الصَّلِيبُ is the name of The four stars behind النَّسْرُ الطَّائِرُ [which is the asterism consisting of the three principal stars of Aquila; whence it seems to be the four principal stars of Delphinus]: inconsiderately said by J to be behind النَّسْرُ الوَاقِعُ [which is
7 صَلِيبَانِ of a leathern bucket: see 1, last sentence but one.
def.4 See also مَصْلُوبٌ.
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