سلك

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ل ك (s l k)
4 terms

Verb

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

Verb

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

Etymology 2

Verb

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, 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
References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • silk:(file)

Noun

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
Descendants
  • Turkish: silk

Etymology 4

Noun

سَلْك (salkm

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

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ل ك
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَلَكَ (salaka).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to proceed, to pass by
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic سَلَّكَ (sallaka).

Pronunciation

Verb

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
    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

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِلك (silkm (plural أَسْلَاك (ʔaslāk))

  1. wire, line
  2. thread, string

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. wire

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل ك
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَكَ (salaka).

Pronunciation

Verb

سلك (salak) I (present بسلك (boslok))

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

Conjugation

    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)