سلك

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root س ل ك (s-l-k).

Verb

سَلَكَ (salaka) I, non-past يَسْلُكُ‎ (yasluku)

  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)

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

Verb

سَلَّكَ (sallaka) II, non-past يُسَلِّكُ‎ (yusalliku)

  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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

سِلْك (silk) m (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

Noun

سَلْك (salk) m

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /salk/
  • (file)

Noun

سلك (salk) m (plural سلوكة (slūka) or سلوك (slūk))

  1. wire

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل ك

Etymology

From Arabic سَلَكَ (salaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.lak/, [ˈsa.lak]
  • (file)

Verb

سلك (salak) (form 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)
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