Arabic

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Root
س ل ف (s l f)
5 terms
 
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Noun

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سُلْفَة (sulfaf (plural سُلُفَات (sulufāt) or سُلَف (sulaf))

  1. something done in advance
    1. advance payment, credit
    2. food prepared in advance, provision
  2. inner lining of boots, inner sole, insole
  3. portion of land raked

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Noun

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سِلْفَة (silfaf (plural سِلْفَات (silfāt) or سَلَائِف (salāʔif), masculine سِلْف (silf)) (rare)

  1. sister-in-law

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References

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  • سلفة” in Almaany
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “سلفة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1409
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “سلفة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 588

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
س ل ف
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sil.fe/, [ˈsɪl.fe]
  • IPA(key): /sil.fa/, [ˈsɪl.fa]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

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سلفة (silfef (plural سلفات (salafāt), masculine سلف (silf))

  1. sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)