Salīṭ
سليط
Say it sa-LEET
Eloquent, sharp-tongued
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- s-l-ṭ
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Companions
- Also spelled
- Salit, Saleet
Meaning & source
Eloquent and sharp-tongued: Ibn Fāris says al-salīṭ among men is the fluent, keen-tongued speaker, from a root meaning strength and mastery.
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والسَّليط من الرجال: الفصيح اللسان الذَّرِب.
Who carried this name
- Salīṭ ibn ʿAmr al-ʿĀmirī Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, al-Iṣābah fī Tamyīz al-Ṣaḥābah, no. 3435 (vol. 3, p. 136)