سلف
Root: سلف
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
سلف salafa u (salaf) to be over, be past, be bygone; to precede, antecede II to lend, loan, advance (هـ ه to s.o. money) IV to make (هـ s.th.) precede; to lend, loan, advance (ه هـ to s.o. money) │ اسلفنا (القول) (qaul) we have already said, we have previously stated; كما اسلفنا as we have already said V to borrow (هـ من s.th. from); to contract a loan VIII = V
Entry 2
سلف silf pl. اسلاف aslāf brother-in-law
Entry 3
سلف salaf and pl. اسلاف aslāf predecessors; forebears, ancestors, forefathers; سلف advance payment, prepayment; free loan, noninterest-bearing loan; سلفا salafan in advance, beforehand, before │ السلف الصالح the worthy ancestors, the venerable forefathers
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