Meaning of su'luk | Babel Free
Definitions
A type of pre-Islamic Arabic vagabond, living outside settled society, and often associated with writing poetry.
Examples
“Al-Shanfara al-Azdi was one of the most notorious of the sa'alik.”
“His night journey, “wolf scene,” and description of bedding another man's wife could have⟳ come⟳ straight out of a su‘luk poem.”
“The Arabic that the su’luk'''s learned to speak⟳ was the high language of rhetoric and poetry.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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