صلف

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns exceeding limits, particularly in skill or appearance, often coupled with arrogance or unpleasantness. It extends to meanings of being disliked, lacking substance, or being barren, and also refers to specific anatomical or geographical terms.

Derived headwords

صَلِفَverb

1.
to be arrogantboth
To exceed the proper limit in skill or cleverness and claim more than one possesses, with arrogance.
2.
to be dislikedclassical
A woman being disliked by her husband or guardian.
3.
to lack flavorclassical
Food lacking taste or being insipid.
4.
to be scarceclassical
Food having little yield or sustenance.
5.
to be sparseclassical
A cloud having little water but much thunder.
6.
to be barrenclassical
Land yielding no vegetation.

صَلَفٌnoun

1.
arroganceboth
Exceeding the limit in cleverness or skill, and claiming more than one possesses, with arrogance.
2.
dislikeclassical
A woman being disliked by her husband.
3.
insipidityclassical
Food lacking taste.
4.
scarcityclassical
Little yield or sustenance from food.
5.
barrennessclassical
Land yielding no vegetation.
6.
lack of goodclassical
A general lack of good or benefit.

صَلِفٌadjective

1.
arrogantboth
Exceeding the limit in cleverness or skill, and claiming more than one possesses, with arrogance.
2.
dislikedclassical
A woman who is disliked by her husband.
3.
insipidclassical
Food that lacks taste.
4.
scarceclassical
Food with little yield or sustenance.
5.
barrenclassical
Land that yields no vegetation.
6.
heavy-spiritedclassical
A person who is heavy-spirited or unpleasant.

صَلِفَةٌnoun

1.
woman disliked by husbandclassical
A woman who is not favored by her husband or guardian.
2.
barren landclassical
Land that yields no vegetation.
3.
inner part of palmclassical
The hidden part of a palm tree's heart.

صَلِفَةٌadjective

1.
dislikedclassical
A woman who is not favored by her husband.
2.
barrenclassical
Land that yields no vegetation.
3.
lacking goodclassical
A woman who is lacking in good qualities and not favored.

صَلَفَىadjective

1.
arrogantclassical
Exceeding the limit in skill or cleverness and claiming more than one possesses, with arrogance.

تَصَلَّفَverb

1.
to be arrogantclassical
To behave with arrogance, exceeding proper limits.
2.
to have little goodclassical
A man whose good qualities have diminished.

أَصْلَفَverb

1.
to make dislikedclassical
To cause a woman to be disliked by her husband.
2.
to have little goodclassical
A man whose good qualities have diminished.
3.
to be heavy-spiritedclassical
To have a heavy or unpleasant spirit.

صَلَّفَverb

1.
to make dislikedclassical
To cause a woman to be disliked by her husband.

صَلِيفٌnoun

1.
insipid foodclassical
Food that lacks taste.
2.
scarce foodclassical
Food with little yield or sustenance.
3.
small vesselclassical
A vessel that holds little water.
4.
barren landclassical
Land that yields no vegetation.
5.
neck widthclassical
The width of the neck.
6.
part of a saddleclassical
Wooden pieces that secure a saddle.

صَلِيفٌadjective

1.
maleclassical
A descriptor for a male.

صَلَائِفُnoun

1.
disliked womenclassical
Plural of 'salifah', women disliked by their husbands.

صَلَنْفَىadjective

1.
talkativeclassical
A person who is very talkative.

صَلَنْفَاءُadjective

1.
talkativeclassical
A person who is very talkative.

الصَّلْفَاءُnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
Ground that is hard and stony.
2.
barren placeclassical
A place that yields no vegetation.

الأَصْلَفُadjective

1.
hard groundclassical
Ground that is hard and stony.
2.
barren placeclassical
A place that yields no vegetation.

الصَّلِيفَانِnoun

1.
vertebraeclassical
The two vertebrae adjacent to the skull.
2.
saddle partsclassical
Sticks that are placed on a camel's hump to secure a saddle.
3.
sides of the neckclassical
The sides of the neck, between the collarbone and the chest.

الصَّلِيفَا الإِكَافِnoun

1.
saddle partsclassical
The two wooden pieces at the top of a saddle.

الصُّلُفَاءُnoun

1.
hard groundclassical
Ground that is hard and stony.
2.
barren placeclassical
A place that yields no vegetation.

الصَّلْفَاءُname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name mentioned in poetry.

الصَّالِفَانِnoun

1.
a mountain nameclassical
A mountain where people in the pre-Islamic era used to swear oaths.

Parallel reading

الصلف: مجاوزة القدر في الظرف والبراعة والادعاء فوق ذلك تكبرا

Al-salaf: exceeding the limit in cleverness and skill, and claiming more than that out of arrogance.

فهو صلف من قوم صلافى

He is an arrogant man from a group of arrogant people.

وقد تصلف

And he has behaved arrogantly.

والأنثى صلفة

And the female is salifah (disliked or arrogant).

ابن الأثير في قوله آفة الظرف الصلف: هو الغلو في الظرف والزيادة على المقدار مع تكبر

Ibn al-Athir, regarding the saying 'The affliction of cleverness is arrogance': it is the excess in cleverness and going beyond the measure with arrogance.

وصلفت المرأة صلفا، فهي صلفة: لم تحظ عند قيمها وزوجها

And the woman became disliked, with dislike, so she is disliked: she was not favored by her guardian and husband.

وأصلف الرجل: صلفت امرأته فلم تحظ عنده

And the man became estranged: his wife was disliked and not favored by him.

وأصلفها وصلفها يصلفها، فهو صلف: أبغضها

And he made her disliked, and he disliked her, so he dislikes her, and he is disliked: he hated her.

وطعام صلف: مسيخ لا طعم فيه

And insipid food: tasteless and without flavor.

وطعام صلف وصليف: قليل النزل والريع، وقيل: هو الذي لا طعم له

And insipid food and salif food: little yield and sustenance, and it was said: it is that which has no taste.

وإناء صلف: قليل الأخذ من الماء

And a salif vessel: takes little water.

وسحاب صلف لا ماء فيه

And a salif cloud with no water in it.

رب صلف تحت الراعدة

Perhaps an arrogant one under the thunderer.

تصلف الرجل: قل خيره

The man became arrogant: his good diminished.

وأرض صلفة: لا نبات فيها

And barren land: no vegetation in it.

والمكان الأصلف: الذي لا ينبت

And the barren place: that which does not grow vegetation.

والأصلف والصلفاء: الصلب من الأرض فيه حجارة

And the hard and the hard ground: the solid ground with stones in it.

والصليفان: عودان يعرضان على الغبيط تشد بهما المحامل

And the salifan: two sticks laid across the camel's hump to which the saddlebags are tied.

ورجل صلنفى وصلنفاء: كثير الكلام

And a man salanfa and salanfa: a great talker.

ومن أمثالهم في التمسك بالدين وذكره ابن الأثير حديثا: من يبغ في الدين يصلف أي لا يحظ عند الناس ولا يرزق منهم المحبة؛ قال ابن بري: وأنشده ابن السكيت مطلقا: من يبغ في الدين يصلف قال ابن الأثير: معناه أي من يطلب في الدين أكثر مما وقف عليه يقل حظه

And among their proverbs regarding adherence to religion, and Ibn al-Athir mentioned it as a hadith: 'Whoever is envious in religion, he will be disliked,' meaning he will not be favored by people nor loved by them; Ibn al-Barri said: Ibn al-Sikkit recited it absolutely: 'Whoever is envious in religion, he will be disliked.' Ibn al-Athir said: Its meaning is that whoever seeks more in religion than what is due to him, his favor will decrease.