صلصال

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صلصال

/sˤal.sˤaːl/

Where it comes from

Unknown. Has been compared to Old Armenian շաղեմ (šałem, “to knead or mix e.g. mortar”), շաղախ (šałax, “clay, mud, mortar”).

noun صَلْصَال · ṣalṣāl · الصَّلْصَال · صَلْصَالٌ

clay; argil خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ كَالْفَخَّارِ / وَخَلَقَ الجَانَّ مِنْ مَارِجٍ مِنْ نَارٍ
any substance that may be worked and shaped like clay (like playdough); modeling clay
obsolete sticky sand-mixed earth; loam
Similar: مَدَر
obsolete Sticky soft clay: that is used to make pottery, chinaware, and sculpted artifacts; sculpting clay
Similar: مَدَر

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clay mineral substance

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"صلصال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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صلصال. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84

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"صلصال." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {صلصال},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}