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سلف

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root سلف (salafa) primarily relates to the concept of preceding, going before, or being advanced in time or position. It extends to notions of leveling land, financial transactions involving prepayment, and familial lineage.

Derived headwords

سَلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'both

    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'

  2. 2.
    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passedboth

    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passed

  3. 3.
    a man's ancestors, the predecessorsboth

    a man's ancestors, the predecessors

  4. 4.
    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'both

    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'

  5. 5.
    a man's wife's sister's husbandboth

    a man's wife's sister's husband

سَلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'both

    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'

  2. 2.
    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passedboth

    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passed

  3. 3.
    a man's ancestors, the predecessorsboth

    a man's ancestors, the predecessors

  4. 4.
    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'both

    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'

  5. 5.
    a man's wife's sister's husbandboth

    a man's wife's sister's husband

سَلَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prepayment of foodclassical

    What one obtains of food in advance before the main meal (lunch).

سَلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'both

    he leveled the ground (from the 'naṣara' verb pattern): he smoothed it with the 'mislafa'

  2. 2.
    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passedboth

    he went forth (with 'ḍamma' for 'yaslufu', and 'fatḥa' for 'salafahu'): meaning he passed

  3. 3.
    a man's ancestors, the predecessorsboth

    a man's ancestors, the predecessors

  4. 4.
    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'both

    the plural is 'aslāf' and 'sulāf'

  5. 5.
    a man's wife's sister's husbandboth

    a man's wife's sister's husband

أسْلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he paid in advance for such and suchboth

    he paid in advance for such and such

تَسْلِيفnoun
  1. 1.
    advancing (money)both

    The act of advancing money or goods; prepayment.

  2. 2.
    precedenceclassical

    The act of preceding or being in front.

مُسَلَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    leveledclassical

    Land that has been leveled or made even.

مُسَلَّفadjective
  1. 1.
    advanced in age (female)classical

    A woman who has reached about forty-five years of age or similar.

اسْتَسْلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he borrowed dirhams from himboth

    he borrowed dirhams from him

سُلَّافnoun
  1. 1.
    first part of juiceclassical

    The first part of any pressed substance, such as the first juice of grapes before pressing.

  2. 2.
    wineclassical

    A name for wine.

سُلَافَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the first of everything you pressboth

    the first of everything you press

سُلَّفَانnoun
  1. 1.
    chickens of the partridgeclassical

    The young of the partridge.

السَّالِفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the front part of the neck from where the earring hangs to the collarboneboth

    the front part of the neck from where the earring hangs to the collarbone

السَّالِفadjective
  1. 1.
    precedingboth

    That which precedes or comes before.

السَّلِيفadjective
  1. 1.
    precedingclassical

    That which precedes or comes before.

السَّلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    also with two 'fatḥa's: a type of sale in which the price is paid in advance and the commodity is described to a known termboth

    also with two 'fatḥa's: a type of sale in which the price is paid in advance and the commodity is described to a known term

السَّلُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    young camelclassical

    A young camel that is first brought to water.

السَّلَفnoun
  1. 1.
    also with two 'fatḥa's: a type of sale in which the price is paid in advance and the commodity is described to a known termboth

    also with two 'fatḥa's: a type of sale in which the price is paid in advance and the commodity is described to a known term

أسْلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    he paid in advance for such and suchboth

    he paid in advance for such and such

تَسْلِيفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    precedenceclassical

    The act of preceding or being in front.

Parallel reading

سلفت الأرض أسلفها سلفا، إذا سويتها بالمسلفة، وهى شئ تسوى به الأرض.
The land was leveled, I leveled it with a muslafa, which is something used to level the land.
أرض الجنة مسلوفة
The land of Paradise is leveled.
وسلف يسلف سلفا، مثال طلب يطلب طلبا، أي مضى.
And 'salafa' means to pass, like 'talaba' means to seek, i.e., to go by.
والقوم السلاف: المتقدمون.
And the people Al-Sulaf: the predecessors.
وسلف الرجل: آباؤه المتقدمون، والجمع أسلاف وسلاف.
And the man's salaf: his preceding fathers, and the plural is aslaf and sulaf.
والسلف: نوع من البيوع يعجل فيه الثمن وتضبط السلعة بالوصف إلى أجل معلوم.
And Al-Salaf: a type of sale in which the price is paid in advance, and the commodity is specified by description until a known time.
وقد أسلفت في كذا.
And I have advanced (money) in such-and-such.
واستسلفت منه دراهم وتسلفت، وأسلفني.
And I borrowed dirhams from him, and I borrowed, and he advanced me.
والسلف، بالتسكين: الجراب الضخم.
And Al-Salf, with sukun: the large waterskin.
والسلفة بالضم: ما يتعجله الرجل من الطعام قبل الغداء.
And Al-Salfah, with dammah: what a man obtains of food before lunch.
تقول منه: سلفت الرجل تسليفا.
You say from it: I advanced the man (money) with advancement.
والتسليف أيضا: التقديم.
And Al-Taslif also: precedence.
والسالفة: ناحية مقدم العنق من لدن معلق القرط إلى قلت الترقوة.
And Al-Salifah: the side of the front of the neck from the earring's attachment to the collarbone.
والسلوف: النافة تكون في أوائل الإبل إذا وردت الماء.
And Al-Suluf: the young camel that is first brought to water.
والسلاف: ما سال من عصير العنب قبل أن يعصر.
And Al-Sulaf: what flows from the grape juice before it is pressed.
وتسمى الخمر سلافا.
And wine is called Sulaf.
والسلفان: أولاد الحجل، الواحد سلف مثل صرد وصردان.
And Al-Salafan: the young of the partridge, the singular is Salaf like Sarad and Saradan.
أعالج سلفانا صغارا تخالهم إذا درجوا بجر الحواصل حمرا
I am tending young partridges, you would think them, when they crawl, their crops are red.