Arabic

edit

Etymology 1

edit
Root
س ل ك (s l k)
4 terms

Verb

edit

سَلَكَ (salaka) I (non-past يَسْلُكُ (yasluku), verbal noun سَلْك (salk) or سُلُوك (sulūk))

  1. to follow a road, to wend, to travel along
  2. to enter upon a course
  3. to behave, to comport oneself
  4. to proceed, to act
  5. to set foot, to enter
Conjugation
edit

Verb

edit

سَلَكَ (salaka) I (non-past يَسْلُكُ (yasluku), verbal noun سَلْك (salk))

  1. to insert
  2. to pass (through the eye of a needle), to thread
Conjugation
edit

Etymology 2

edit

Verb

edit

سَلَّكَ (sallaka) II (non-past يُسَلِّكُ (yusalliku), verbal noun تَسْلِيك (taslīk))

  1. to clean, to clear
  2. to unreel, to unwind, reel off (thread or silk)
  3. to wind (thread) upon a reel or skein
  4. to cover with wire, to wind by strings
    • p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
      ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
      ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه
      1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
      2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver
  5. to clarify, to unravel, to disentangle
  6. to put money into currency
  7. to introduce a custom
Conjugation
edit
References
edit

Etymology 3

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • silk:(file)

Noun

edit

سِلْك (silkm (plural اَسْلَاك (aslāk))

  1. thread
  2. string (also of a musical instrument)
  3. line
  4. wire
  5. rail
  6. organization, body, profession, corps, cadre
Declension
edit
Descendants
edit
  • Turkish: silk

Etymology 4

edit

Noun

edit

سَلْك (salkm

  1. verbal noun of سَلَكَ (salaka) (form I)
Declension
edit

Hijazi Arabic

edit
Root
س ل ك
1 term

Etymology 1

edit

From Arabic سَلَكَ (salaka).

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

سَلَك (salak) I (non-past يِسْلُك (yisluk))

  1. to proceed, to pass by
Conjugation
edit
    Conjugation of سلك (salak)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سلكت (salakt) سلكت (salakt) سلك (salak) سلكنا (salakna) سلكتوا (salaktu) سلكوا (salaku)
f سلكتي (salakti) سلكت (salakat)
non-past m أسلك (ʔasluk) تسلك (tisluk) يسلك (yisluk) نسلك (nisluk) تسلكوا (tisluku) يسلكوا (yisluku)
f تسلكي (tisluki) تسلك (tisluk)
imperative m اسلك (asluk) اسلكوا (asluku)
f اسلكي (asluki)

Etymology 2

edit

From Arabic سَلَّكَ (sallaka).

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

سَلَّك (sallak) II (non-past يِسَلِّك (yisallik))

  1. to clean, to clear, to unclog
  2. (figurative, by extension) to ignore
  3. to cover with wire, to wind by string
Conjugation
edit
    Conjugation of سلك (sallak)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سلكت (sallakt) سلكت (sallakt) سلك (sallak) سلكنا (sallakna) سلكتوا (sallaktu) سلكوا (sallaku)
f سلكتي (sallakti) سلكت (sallakat)
non-past m أسلك (ʔasallik) تسلك (tisallik) يسلك (yisallik) نسلك (nisallik) تسلكوا (tisalliku) يسلكوا (yisalliku)
f تسلكي (tisalliki) تسلك (tisallik)
imperative m سلك (sallik) سلكوا (salliku)
f سلكي (salliki)

Etymology 3

edit

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

سِلك (silkm (plural أَسْلَاك (ʔaslāk))

  1. wire, line
  2. thread, string

Moroccan Arabic

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

سلك (salkm (plural سلوكة (slūka) or سلوك (slūk))

  1. wire

South Levantine Arabic

edit
Root
س ل ك
1 term

Etymology

edit

From Arabic سَلَكَ (salaka).

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

سلك (salak) I (present بسلك (boslok))

  1. to go smoothly
  2. to get used to (+ على)
    Synonym: تعوّد (tʕawwad)

Conjugation

edit
    Conjugation of سلك (salak)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سلكت (salakt) سلكت (salakt) سلك (salak) سلكنا (salakna) سلكتو (salaktu) سلكو (salaku)
f سلكتي (salakti) سلكت (salkat)
present m بسلك (baslok) بتسلك (btoslok) بسلك (boslok) منسلك (mnoslok) بتسلكو (btosloku) بسلكو (bosloku)
f بتسلكي (btosloki) بتسلك (btoslok)
subjunctive m أسلك (ʔaslok) تسلك (toslok) يسلك (yoslok) نسلك (noslok) تسلكو (tosloku) يسلكو (yosloku)
f تسلكي (tosloki) تسلك (toslok)
imperative m اسلك (oslok) اسلكو (osloku)
f اسلكي (osloki)
  NODES
Done 1