سليط

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
س ل ط (s-l-ṭ)

Adjective

سَلِيط • (salīṭ) (masculine plural سِلَاط (silāṭ) or سُلَطَاء (sulaṭāʔ))

1. fierce, bold, cheeky, sharp

Declension

Declension of adjective سَلِيط (salīṭ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَلِيط salīṭ	السَّلِيط as-salīṭ	سَلِيطَة salīṭa	السَّلِيطَة as-salīṭa
Nominative	سَلِيطٌ salīṭun	السَّلِيطُ as-salīṭu	سَلِيطَةٌ salīṭatun	السَّلِيطَةُ as-salīṭatu
Accusative	سَلِيطًا salīṭan	السَّلِيطَ as-salīṭa	سَلِيطَةً salīṭatan	السَّلِيطَةَ as-salīṭata
Genitive	سَلِيطٍ salīṭin	السَّلِيطِ as-salīṭi	سَلِيطَةٍ salīṭatin	السَّلِيطَةِ as-salīṭati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَلِيطَيْن salīṭayn	السَّلِيطَيْن as-salīṭayn	سَلِيطَتَيْن salīṭatayn	السَّلِيطَتَيْن as-salīṭatayn
Nominative	سَلِيطَانِ salīṭāni	السَّلِيطَانِ as-salīṭāni	سَلِيطَتَانِ salīṭatāni	السَّلِيطَتَانِ as-salīṭatāni
Accusative	سَلِيطَيْنِ salīṭayni	السَّلِيطَيْنِ as-salīṭayni	سَلِيطَتَيْنِ salīṭatayni	السَّلِيطَتَيْنِ as-salīṭatayni
Genitive	سَلِيطَيْنِ salīṭayni	السَّلِيطَيْنِ as-salīṭayni	سَلِيطَتَيْنِ salīṭatayni	السَّلِيطَتَيْنِ as-salīṭatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سُلَطَاء‎; سِلَاط sulaṭāʔ‎; silāṭ	السُّلَطَاء‎; السِّلَاط as-sulaṭāʔ‎; as-silāṭ	سَلِيطَات‎; سِلَاط salīṭāt‎; silāṭ	السَّلِيطَات‎; السِّلَاط as-salīṭāt‎; as-silāṭ
Nominative	سُلَطَاءُ‎; سِلَاطٌ sulaṭāʔu‎; silāṭun	السُّلَطَاءُ‎; السِّلَاطُ as-sulaṭāʔu‎; as-silāṭu	سَلِيطَاتٌ‎; سِلَاطٌ salīṭātun‎; silāṭun	السَّلِيطَاتُ‎; السِّلَاطُ as-salīṭātu‎; as-silāṭu
Accusative	سُلَطَاءَ‎; سِلَاطًا sulaṭāʔa‎; silāṭan	السُّلَطَاءَ‎; السِّلَاطَ as-sulaṭāʔa‎; as-silāṭa	سَلِيطَاتٍ‎; سِلَاطًا salīṭātin‎; silāṭan	السَّلِيطَاتِ‎; السِّلَاطَ as-salīṭāti‎; as-silāṭa
Genitive	سُلَطَاءَ‎; سِلَاطٍ sulaṭāʔa‎; silāṭin	السُّلَطَاءِ‎; السِّلَاطِ as-sulaṭāʔi‎; as-silāṭi	سَلِيطَاتٍ‎; سِلَاطٍ salīṭātin‎; silāṭin	السَّلِيطَاتِ‎; السِّلَاطِ as-salīṭāti‎; as-silāṭi

Etymology 2

Probably the same word as above.

Alternative forms

• صَلِيط (ṣalīṭ)

Noun

سَلِيط • (salīṭ) m (Jāzān, Yemen, Oman, rarely al-Andalus)

1. sesame oil

   Synonyms: سِيرَج (sīraj), زَيْت سِمْسِم (zayt simsim)

2. vegetable oil

   Synonym: زَيْت (zayt)

3. sesame

   Synonyms: سِمْسِم (simsim), جُلْجُلَان (juljulān)

Declension

Declension of noun سَلِيط (salīṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	سَلِيط salīṭ	السَّلِيط as-salīṭ	سَلِيط salīṭ
Nominative	سَلِيطٌ salīṭun	السَّلِيطُ as-salīṭu	سَلِيطُ salīṭu
Accusative	سَلِيطًا salīṭan	السَّلِيطَ as-salīṭa	سَلِيطَ salīṭa
Genitive	سَلِيطٍ salīṭin	السَّلِيطِ as-salīṭi	سَلِيطِ salīṭi

Derived terms

• سَلَاط (salāṭ), صَلَّاط (ṣallāṭ, “oil presser”)
• مَسْلِط (masliṭ), مَصْلِط (maṣliṭ, “oil container”)

Descendants

• → Afar: ሰሊጥ (salīṭ)
• → Amharic: ሰሊጥ (säliṭ, “sesame”)
• → Ge'ez: ሰሊጥ (säliṭ, “sesame oil”)
• → Saho: ሰሊጥ (salīṭ)
• → Somali: saliid
• → Tigre: ሰሊጥ (säliṭ, “sesame”)
• → Tigrinya: ሰሊጥ (säliṭ, “sesame”)

References

• Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2014) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band III: Verben, Adjektive, Zeit und Zahlen (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/III) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 275–277
• Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 651
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) “ሰሊጥ”, in Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 501a
• Piamenta, Moshe (1991) Dictionary of Post-Classical Yemeni Arabic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 229a
• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “سليط”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 319a