صَلْدٌ

Hard and smooth; (S, M, A, K;) as also صِلْدٌ (K) and صَلُودٌ (M) and صَلِيدٌ (A) and أَصْلَدُ; (M;) applied to a stone; (S, M, A;) and so the first applied to land or ground (أَرْض); (S;) and to a solid hoof, as also صِلْدِمٌ and صُلَادِمٌ, which last is of the measure فُعَالِمٌ according to Kh, but فُعَالِلٌ according to others; (M;) and to a side of the forehead, (S, M,) or thus applied meaning smooth and tough; (L;) and to a head, as also صُلَادِمٌ, (M,) or thus applied meaning (tropical:) upon which no hair grows: (A:) and صَلَوْدَدٌ, (M, K,) which is of an extr. form, (M,) has the first of the significations above, (K,) or signifies [simply] hard: (M:) the plural of صَلْدٌ (M, L) and of صَلُودٌ (M) is أَصْلَادٌ. (M, L.)

Also applied to a place, (مَكَانٌ, M,) and صَلْدَةٌ applied to land, (أَرْضٌ, A,) (tropical:) That produces no plants, or herbage. (M, A.) And أَصْلَادُ الجَبِينِ (tropical:) The part of the side of the forehead upon which is no hair: likened to smooth stone. (A Heyth.)

[Hence,] حَجَرٌ صَلْدٌ and صَلُودٌ (tropical:) A stone that will not emit fire: (L, TA:) and زَنْدٌ صَلُودٌ (M, A) and صَالِدٌ and صَلَّادٌ and مِصْلَادٌ (M) [and مُصْلِدٌ] (tropical:) [A piece of stick, or wood, for producing fire] that gives a sound, (M,) not emitting fire: (M, A:) and عُودٌ صَلَّادٌ (tropical:) Wood, or a stick, from which fire cannot be produced. (T, L, K. *)

And فَرَسٌ صَلْدٌ (K) and صَلُودٌ (S, M, A, K) (tropical:) A horse that does not sweat: (S, A, K:) such a horse is discommended: (K:) or slow to sweat: or having little seminal fluid: and slow in impregnating. (M.)

And رَجُلٌ صَلْدٌ (M) and صَلُودٌ (M, A) and أَصْلَدُ (S, M, A, K) (tropical:) A niggardly, tenacious, penurious, or avaricious, man: (S, M, K:) or a man very niggardly &c. (A.)

And نَاقَةٌ صَلْدَةٌ (tropical:) A hardy, strong, enduring she-camel. (K.) And خَيْلٌ صِلَادٌ (tropical:) Hard, hardy, or strong, horses. (A.) [And صِلْدَامٌ, also, signifies Robust, or strong. (Freytag, from Jereer.)]