سلس

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س ل س‎ (s-l-s); compare سَلِسَ‎ (salisa, “to be obedient, to be docile, to be smooth (style)”).

Adjective

سَلِس • (salis) (feminine سَلِسَة‎ (salisa), elative أَسْلَس‎ (ʾaslas))

Declension

Declension of adjective سَلِس (salis)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَلِس salis	السَّلِس‎ as-salis	سَلِسَة‎ salisa	السَّلِسَة‎ as-salisa
Nominative	سَلِسٌ salisun	السَّلِسُ‎ as-salisu	سَلِسَةٌ‎ salisatun	السَّلِسَةُ‎ as-salisatu
Accusative	سَلِسًا‎ salisan	السَّلِسَ‎ as-salisa	سَلِسَةً‎ salisatan	السَّلِسَةَ‎ as-salisata
Genitive	سَلِسٍ salisin	السَّلِسِ‎ as-salisi	سَلِسَةٍ‎ salisatin	السَّلِسَةِ‎ as-salisati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	سَلِسَيْن‎ salisayn	السَّلِسَيْن‎ as-salisayn	سَلِسَتَيْن‎ salisatayn	السَّلِسَتَيْن‎ as-salisatayn
Nominative	سَلِسَانِ‎ salisāni	السَّلِسَانِ‎ as-salisāni	سَلِسَتَانِ‎ salisatāni	السَّلِسَتَانِ‎ as-salisatāni
Accusative	سَلِسَيْنِ‎ salisayni	السَّلِسَيْنِ‎ as-salisayni	سَلِسَتَيْنِ‎ salisatayni	السَّلِسَتَيْنِ‎ as-salisatayni
Genitive	سَلِسَيْنِ‎ salisayni	السَّلِسَيْنِ‎ as-salisayni	سَلِسَتَيْنِ‎ salisatayni	السَّلِسَتَيْنِ‎ as-salisatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	سَلِسَات‎ salisāt	السَّلِسَات‎ as-salisāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	سَلِسَاتٌ‎ salisātun	السَّلِسَاتُ‎ as-salisātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	سَلِسَاتٍ‎ salisātin	السَّلِسَاتِ‎ as-salisāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	سَلِسَاتٍ‎ salisātin	السَّلِسَاتِ‎ as-salisāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سلس”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “سلس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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