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سلف

سلف

See also: شلق

Arabic

Verb

سَلَفَ (salafa) I, non-past يَسْلُفُ‎ (yaslufu)

  1. to be over, to be past
  2. to come before, to precede, to antecede

Conjugation

Verb

سَلَّفَ (sallafa) II, non-past يُسَلِّفُ‎ (yusallifu)

  1. to lend, to loan, to advance (money)

Conjugation

Noun

سَلَف (salaf) m (plural أَسْلَاف (ʾaslāf))

  1. ancestor, forefather, forebear
  2. predecessor, forerunner

Declension

Usage notes

The singular form سَلَف (salaf) may be used with a collective meaning: "ancestors," "forefathers," etc.

Noun

سِلْف (silf) m (plural أَسْلَاف (ʾaslāf))

  1. brother-in-law

Declension

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