سلخ

العربية

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سلخ

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From the root س ل خ (s l ḵ). Compare Hebrew שָׁלַח (šālaḥ) and Classical Syriac ܫܠܚ (šlaḥ).

verb سَلَخَ · salaḵa · يَسْلَخُ · سَلْخ · سَالِخ

to strip
to flay

noun سَلْخ · salḵ · السَّلْخ · سَلْخٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of سَلَخَ (salaḵa) (form I)
the act of stripping

noun سِلْخ · silḵ · أَسْلَاخ · سُلُوخ · السِّلْخ

hide, skin

In English

skin to remove the skin of
flay to strip skin off
slough the skin shed by a snake or other reptile
skinning act of removing skin

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"سلخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AE. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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سلخ. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AE

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"سلخ." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {سلخ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AE},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}