صلف

صَلِفٌ ذ , applied to clouds (سَحَاب, S, M, O, K), Containing no water: (M:) or having little water and much thunder. (S, O, K. [Said in the TA to be tropical; but I doubt its being so.]) It is said in a prov., رُبَّ صَلِفٍ تَحْتَ الرَّاعِدَةِ, (S, and so in some copies of the K,) or ↓ رُبَّ صَلَفٍ, (M, O, and so in some copies of the K, [with an inf. n. in the place of an epithet,]) i. e. Many a cloud is there, [or many clouds are there, lacking rain, or] having much thunder with little rain, [ beneath that which thunders: ] (A'Obeyd, O:) applied to the wealthy niggard: (A'Obeyd, O, K:) or to him who threatens, and does not perform what he threatens: (S, O, K:) or to him who commends himself much, (M, O, K,) and is loquacious, (M, O,) but is destitute of good. (M, O, K.) ― -b2- And A vessel that takes little water: (IAar, S, M, O, K:) a small vessel: one that leaks; that will not hold water. (IAar, TA. [This, also, is said in the TA to be tropical.]) And A heavy (K, TA) and thick (TA) vessel. (K, TA.) ― -b3- Also High ground (قُفّ), or a hard plain, that produces no plants or herbage: (TA:) and so the fem., with ة, applied to land (أَرْض). (M, TA.) ― -b4- Wheat (طَعَام) having little increase (قَلِيلُ النَّزَلِ and الرَّيْعِ): (M:) or tasteless: (M, O, K:) and ↓ صَلِيفٌ signifies the same, in the former sense or in the latter. (M.) ― -b5- And [A man] heavy in soul, or spirit; syn. ثَقِيلُ الرُّوحِ. (TA. [See 4, second sentence, which shows that مُصْلِفٌ has this meaning: but the epithet thus expl. in the TA is there said to be like كَتِفٌ.]) ― -b6- And صَلِفَةٌ signifies A woman not in favour with, or not beloved by, (S, M, O, K,) her husband, (S, O, K,) or him by whom she is supported; (M;) and hated by him: (S, O:) pl. صَلَائِفُ, (S, M, O, K,) which is extr. [in respect of analogy], (M,) and صَلِفَاتٌ. (O, K.) ― -b7- See also 1, near the end.