سلف

سَالِفَةٌ ذ [fem. of سَالِفٌ, q. v. ― -b2- And hence, as a subst.,] The side of the fore part of the neck, from the place of suspension of the ear-ring to the hollow (قَلْت [in the CK erroneously قَلْب]) of the collar-bone: (S, K:) or the upper, or uppermost, part of the neck: (M:) or the side of the neck, (M, Mgh, TA,) from the place of suspension of the ear-ring to the حَاقِنَة [here meaning the pit of the collar-bone ]: pl. سَوَالِفُ. (M.) In the saying اـِنَّهَا لَوَضَّاحَةُ السَّوَالِفِ [ Verily she is fair in respect of the سَالِفَة], mentioned by Lh, the term سالفة is made applicable to every part thereof, and then the pl. is used accordingly. (M.) It is said in a trad. respecting [the covenant at] El-Hodeybiyeh, لَأُقَاتِلَنَّهُمْ حَتَّى تَنْفَرِدَ سَالِفَتِى i. e. [ I will assuredly fight with them, or combat them, ] until the side of my neck shall become separate from what is next to it: an allusion to death. (TA.) ― -b3- And [hence, i. e.] by the application of the name of the place to that which occupies the place, (assumed tropical:) The locks of hair that are made to hang down upon the cheek [or rather upon the side of the fore part of the neck ]: said by MF to be metonymical, or tropical. (TA.) ― -b4- Also The fore part of the neck of a horse (K, TA) &c.: so in the O and L. (TA.)