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Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry خلف

خَلَفَ(n. ac. خَلْف خِلْفَة خِلَاْفَة) a. Succeeded to, replaced, followed, came after. b. ['An], Remained behind. c. [La or 'Ala], Replaced, restored to. d.(n. ac. خَلَاْفَة خُلُوْف), Was stupid, wanting in sense ( young man). e.(n. ac. خُلُوْف خُلُوْفَة), Was bad (food). خَلَّفَa. Left behind. b. Made, appointed, as his successor. c. Begot, brought into the world. خَاْلَفَa. Disagreed with, differed, dissented from contradicted. b. Opposed. أَخْلَفَa. Sent, put back; replaced. b. Broke (promise). c. Mended, patched. d. [La], Drew water for. e. Reproduced. تَخَلَّفَ a. ['An], Remained behind. تَخَاْلَفَa. Differed, was at variance with. إِخْتَلَفَa. Succeeded; replaced. b. Did by turns. c. see VI إِسْتَخْلَفَa. Named, appointed, left as his successor. b. Took as a substitute, in exchange. خَلْف (pl. خُلُوْف) a. Behind, after. b. Back; opposite side. c. Successor, descendant; progeny; posterity. d. Evil saying. e. Axe-head. خِلْف (pl. خِلَفَة خُلُوْف أَخْلَاْف) a. Different, differing. خِلْفَة (pl. خِلَف) a. Difference, disagreement, dissension. b. Following, succeeding, replacing. خُلْف (pl. أَخْلَاْف) a. False promise or prediction. خُلْفَةa. Disagreement, difference, dissension, contrariety opposition. b. Diversity, variety, discrepancy. c. Vice. خَلَفa. Successor, descendant; progeny. أَخْلَفُa. Substitute. مَخْلَفَةa. Road. خَاْلِف خَاْلِفَة (pl. خَوَاْلِفُ) a. Remaining behind. b. Left-handed; perverse. c. Squint-eyed. d. Foolish, stupid; worthless, fit for nothing. خِلَاْفa. Opposition, contradiction. b. Opposite, contrary; other. c. Osier. خِلَاْفَةa. Successorship; caliphate. خَلِيْفa. Gap, valley, road between two mountains. خَلِيْفَة (pl. خُلَفَآءُ خَلَاْئِفُ) a. Successor; caliph; vicegerent; lieutenant; proxy; deputy; substitute. خِلْفَاْنa. Contrast. خَلَفَاْنِيّa. Coming behind, after. مِخْلَاْف (pl. مَخَاْلِفُ) a. Promisebreaker. مُخَالَفَة a. Opposition, contradiction. b. Disobedience, transgression of the law. مُخْتَلِف a. see 2 خِلَافَهُ a. Other than he. بِخِلَاف ذَلِك a. Contrary to that; otherwise.