The
young one of the
حَجَل [or
partridge]; (
S,
K;) like
سُلَحٌ: (S in article
سلح:) or
of the bird called
قَطًا: (K:) feminine
سُلَكَةٌ, (
S,
K,) and
↓
سِلْكَانَةٌ, but the latter is rare: (K:) plural
سِلْكَانٌ, (
S,
K,) like
صِرْدَانٌ plural of
صُرَدٌ (
S) [and
سِلْحَانٌ plural of
سُلَحٌ].