سلك

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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

Etymology 2

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 clarify, to unravel, to disentangle
  5. to put money into currency
  6. to introduce a custom
Conjugation
References

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (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

Etymology 4

Noun

سَلْك (salkm

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْك (silk).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. wire