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)