كلء

2 كلّأ ذ , inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ and تَكْلِئَةٌ, He brought a ship near to the bank of the river, (K,) and moored it. (TA.) ― -b2- كلّأ (assumed tropical:) He retained, detained, or confined, a person: (K:) app. from the verb as used with reference to a ship; and therefore tropical. (TA.) ― -b3- كلّأ, (K,) inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ, (TA,) He came to a place, and stopped there. (TA.) ― -b4- كلّأ, inf. n. تَكْلِئَةٌ, He came to a place sheltered from the wind. (S) ― -b5- كلّأ He came to a person (K) on an affair. (TA.) -A2- كلّأ فِى أَمْرٍ (tropical:) He looked into, or considered attentively, a thing. (K.) See 4. ― -b2- كلّأفِيهِ (tropical:) He regarded him attentively, and was pleased with him. (TA.) -A3- كلّأ فِى الطَّعَامِ وَغَيْرِهِ, inf. n. تَكْلِىْءٌ; (S, * TA;) and ↓ اكلأ, (S, K,) inf. n. اـِكْلَاآءٌ; (S;) He paid in advance (أَسْلَمَ, K, and أَسْلَفَ, S, K) for corn or other food, &c. (S, K, TA.) [Here the original signification of postponement or delay is involved: for he who pays in advance for a thing grants a delay in the delivery thereof.] IAar cites the following verse: فَمَنْ يُحْسِنْ اـِلَيْهِمْ لَا يُكَلَِّئْ اـِلَى جَازٍ بِذَاكَ وَلَا كَرِيمِ [ So that he who does a good action to them does not pay in advance to one who will recompence for that ( action ), nor to him who is generous ]. (TA.) See 1 and 5.