سلك

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
س ل ك (s-l-k)

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  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)

  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]

  • (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]

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

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)