سَلَفَ(n. ac. سَلَف) a. Passed away; was past, over. b.(n. ac. سَلَف سُلُوْف), Preceded, went before. c.(n. ac. سَلْف), Turned over, harrowed (ground). d. Greased (water-skin). سَلَّفَa. Took something before dinner, lunched. b. Made to take something before dinner. c. Sent money to; paid in advance. سَاْلَفَa. Preceded; outstripped. أَسْلَفَa. see I (c) & II (c). c. [ coll. ], Turned bankrupt. تَسَلَّفَa. Borrowed. b. Was paid in advance. تَسَاْلَفَa. Married two sisters, became related by marriage. إِسْتَلَفَa. see V إِسْتَسْلَفَa. Asked to be paid in advance. سَلْف (pl. أَسْلُف سُلُوْف) a. Leather bag; portmanteau. سِلْف (pl. أَسْلَاْف) a. Wife's sister's husband; brother-inlaw. سِلْفَة (pl. سَلَاْئِفُ) a. Sister-in-law. سُلْفَة (pl. سُلَف) a. Luncheon. b. Leather-lining ( of boots ). c. Land ready for sowing. سَلَفa. Free loan; money paid in advance. b. Good deed, good work. c. (pl. سُلَّاْف أَسْلَاْف 38), Predecessor; ancestor. سَلِف (pl. أَسْلَاْف) a. see 2b. Preceding, prior. c. Skin. سُلَف (pl. سِلْفَاْن سُلْفَاْن) a. Young partridge. مِسْلَفَةa. Harrow. b. Stone-roller. سَاْلِف (pl. سَوَاْلِفُ) a. Overhanging hair; curl, ringlet, lock. b. (pl. سَلَفَة سُلَّاْف), Preceding; prior, former; ancient; past. سَاْلِفَة (pl. سَوَاْلِفُ) a. Thing past. b. Old story. c. Side of the neck. سُلَاْفa. Juice. b. see 24t سُلَاْفَة a. Must; new wine. b. The best, the choice of. سُلَاف العَسْكَر a. Van-guard; advanced guard; van.
