The triliteral root sīn lām qāf (س ل ق) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb salaqu (سَلَقُ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to smite
| (33:19:19) salaqūkum | they smite you | فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ الْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوكُمْ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
