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صُلْب
solid /ˈsˤulb/
adjectiveB1#2576 most common
Also: hard, rigid, firm (of character)
Example sentences
هذا الحجرُ صُلْبٌ جدًا.
This stone is very hard.
لا أستطيع كسر هذا الخشبِ لأنه صُلْبٌ.
I cannot break this wood because it is hard.
تحتاج السفينة إلى هيكلٍ صُلْبٍ لتتحمل الأمواج.
The ship needs a solid hull to withstand the waves.
ظل موقفه صُلْبًا رغم كل محاولات الإقناع.
His stance remained firm despite all attempts at persuasion.
رغم مظهره الهادئ، كان صُلْبًا في قراراته ولم يتراجع أبدًا.
Despite his calm appearance, he was firm in his decisions and never backed down.
بُنِيَت القلعةُ من صخرٍ صُلْبٍ صمد أمام حصارٍ دام سنواتٍ دون أن تتصدع أسوارها.
The fortress was built of solid rock that withstood a siege lasting years without its walls cracking.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صُلْبٌ | صِلابٌ |
| Genitive | صُلْبٍ | صِلابٍ |
| Accusative | صُلْبًا | صِلابًا |
| Vocative | يا صُلْبُ | يا صِلابُ |
Word family
صلابةhardness, toughness, firmness
صليبcross (Christian symbol)
تصلبhardening, sclerosis (e.g., arteriosclerosis)
أصلبharder, hardest (elative)
مصلوبcrucified
Etymology
The root ص-ل-ب is a native Semitic triliteral root tied to the idea of hardness and rigidity. It runs through several Arabic words, including صليب (cross, from the rigid crossbeam) and صلابة (hardness, toughness). The same root shows up in other Semitic languages with a related sense tied to crucifixion, since a cross is built from rigid beams. No Proto-Indo-European root applies here, since Arabic is a Semitic language, not an Indo-European one.
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