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تَسْلِيفٌ signifies The making [a thing] to go before, or precede. (S, K.) ― -b2- And I. q. اـِسْلَافٌ . (K.) See 4, in six places. ― -b3- And The giving to another the portion of food termed سُلفَة [q. v.]. (S.) You say, سلّف الرَّجُلَ , (S,) or القَوْمَ , (M,) inf. n. as above, (S,) He gave to the man, (S,) or to the people or party, (M,) the portion of food so called; (S, M;) as also [ سلّف لَهُ , or] سلّف لَهُمْ . (M.) ― -b4- And The eating of the [portion of food termed] سُلْفَة . (K.) [See also 5.]

سالف : see 1, first sentence. -A2- سالفهُ فِى الأَرْضِ , (Ibn-'Abbád, K,) inf. n. مُسَالَفَةٌ , (Ibn- 'Abbád, TA,) i. q. سَايَرَهُ [i. e. He went, or kept pace, or ran, with him, or he vied, contended, or competed, with him in going or running, in the land; as though striving to be before him]. (Ibn- 'Abbád, K.) ― -b2- And سالفهُ He equalled him in an affair. (Ibn-'Abbád, K.)

اسلفهُ He did it previously, or beforehand. (O and TA in art. زلف .) ― -b2- [Hence,] اسلف فِى , كَذَا , (S, Mgh, Msb, TA,) inf. n. اـِسْلَافٌ ; (TA;) and فِيهِ ↓ سلّف , (Mgh, Msb, TA,) inf. n. تَسْلِيفٌ ; (Msb, TA;) He paid in advance, or beforehand, for such a thing, (S, Mgh, TA,) i. e. a commodity described to him, (S,) or wheat or the like, for which the seller became responsible, [with something additional to the equivalent of the current price at the time of the payment, (see سَلَفٌ ,)] (TA,) to be delivered at a certain period: (S:) and أَسْلَمَ signifies the same. (TA.) You say, أَسْلَفْتُ اـِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا and اـِلَيْهِ ↓ سَلَّفْتُ [I paid in advance to him for such a thing, &c.]. (Msb.) Hence the saying in a trad., فَيُسَلِّفْ ↓ مَنْ سَلَّفَ فِى كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَوَزْنٍ مَعْلُومٍ اـِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ i. e. He who pays in advance for a commodity for which the seller is responsible, let him pay in advance for a certain measure, and a certain weight, to be delivered at a certain period. (TA.) ― -b3- And اسلفهُ مَالًا , (S, M, Mgh, TA,) and ↓ سلّفهُ , (M, Mgh, TA,) He lent him property [to be repaid, or returned, without any profit]. (M, Mgh, TA. [See, again, سَلَفٌ .]) [Whence one says, اسلفهُ اـِحْسَانًا and سلّفهُ , and ↓ سلّفهُ , meaning (assumed tropical:) He did to him, to be requited it, a good action and an evil action; as is shown by the words مَا أَسْلَفْتَ مِنْ اـِسَا=ءَةٍ أَوْ اـِحْسَانٍ وَمَا تُعْطِيهِ لِتُقْضَاهُ in art. قرض in the K, and by the corresponding words مَا سَلَّفْتَ مِنْ اـِحْسَانٍ وَمِنْ اـِسَا=ءَةٍ in the same art. in the S: see also Bd in xxxvi. 11: and see زَلَّفَهُ . And hence,] a poet says, الجَارَ شِرْبًا وَهْىَ حَايءِمَةٌ ↓ تُسَلِّفُ وَالمَا=ءُ لَزْنٌ بَكِىْءُ العَيْنِ مُقْتَسَمُ (assumed tropical:) [They (referring to camels) yield promptly to the neighbour a draught of milk, while they are thirsty, and going round about the water, when the water is crowded upon, scanty in the source, divided by lot]. (TA. [See also some verses of El-Akra' Ibn-Mo'ádh, in which the former hemistich occurs with a different latter hemistich, in the Ham p. 753.]) -A2- See also 1, last sentence but one.

تسلّف He received payment in advance: and ↓ استسلف [perhaps a mistranscription for ↓ استلف ] signifies [the same; or] he took, or received, what is termed سَلَف . (Msb.) ― -b2- [And hence,] تسلّف مِنْهُ He received from him a loan; syn. اِقْتَرَضَ ; as also ↓ استلف . (A in art. قرض .) And تسلّف مِنْهُ كَذَا He received as a loan from him such a thing. (TA.) ― -b3- See also 10. ― -b4- And تسلّف He ate the [portion of food termed] سُلْفَة . (MA.) [See also 2.]

تسالفا They two took as their wives two sisters. (M, K.)

اـِسْتَلَفَ see 5, in two places.

اِسْتَسْلَفْتُ مِنْهُ دَرَاهِمَ I sought, or demanded, of him money as a loan; as also ↓ تَسَلَّفْتُ . (S, * TA.) Hence, استسلف مِنْ أَعْرَابِىٍّ بَكْرًا He sought, or demanded, as a loan, from an Arab of the desert, a [youthful he-camel such as is termed] بَكْر . (TA.) ― -b2- And استسلف ثَمَنَهُ He sought, or demanded, its price in advance; syn. اِسْتَقْرَضَهُ . (Har p. 530.) ― -b3- See also 5. -A2- [And استسلف He took as his wife the wife of his deceased brother: so in a version of the Bible, in Deut. xxv. 5: mentioned by Golius.]

سَلْفٌ A [bag for travelling-provisions &c., such as is termed] جِرَاب , (M, K,) of any sort: (M:) or a large جِرَاب : (S, M, K:) [and the contr., i. e. a small one: (Freytag, from the Kitáb el-Addád:)] or a hide not well, or not thoroughly, tanned: (M, K, TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَسْلُفٌ and [of mult.] سُلُوفٌ . (M, K.)

سُلْفٌ [perhaps a mistranscription for سُلَفٌ , q. v.,] A certain species of bird, not particularized. (TA.) ― -b2- See also مِسْلَفٌ .

سِلْفٌ ; and its fem., with ة ; and their duals: see سَلِفٌ , in five places: -A2- and see سَلَفٌ , last sentence.

سَلَفٌ Such as have gone before, or preceded; (M, Msb; *) [i. e. the preceding generations;] as also ↓ سَلِيفٌ and ↓ سُلْفَةٌ and ↓ سَلُوفٌ ; all quasipl. ns.; (M;) of which the sing. is ↓ سَالِفٌ : (M, Msb: *) or such as have gone before, or preceded, of a man's ancestors (S, K) and of his relations, (K,) that are above him in age and in excellence; [but this addition is not always agreeable with usage;] one of whom is termed ↓ سَالِفٌ : (TA:) the pl. of سَلَفٌ is أَسْلَافٌ and سُلَّافٌ , (S, K,) [the former a pl. of pauc. and the latter of mult.,] or the latter is pl. of ↓ سَالِفٌ , and so is سَلَفٌ [said to be, though this is more properly termed, as it is in the M, a quasi-pl. n.]: (IB, Msb, TA:) and, accord. to Zj, سُلُفٌ is pl. of ↓ سَلِيفٌ , and سُلَفٌ is pl. of ↓ سُلْفَةٌ , which means a company ( عُصْبَةٌ ) that has passed away: (M:) or ↓ سَالِفٌ and ↓ سَلِيفٌ signify the same; going before; preceding; syn. مُتَقَدِّمٌ . (S.) [Accord. to Abu-lMahásin, السَّلَفُ is particularly applied to 'Áïsheh the wife of Mohammad, the three Khaleefehs Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar and 'Othmán, Talhah and Ez-Zubeyr, the Khaleefeh Mo'áwiyeh, and 'Amr Ibn-El-Ás. (De Sacy's Chrest. Ar., sec. ed., i. 156.)] And السَّلَفُ الصَّالِحُ is applied to the first chief persons of the Tábi'ees. (TA.) And السَّلَفُ المُقَدَّمُ is an appellation of the prophet Mohammad. (Ham p. 780.) [Hence, مَذَاهِبُ السَّلَفِ The tenets of the early Muslims.] ― -b2- Also A people, or party, going before, or preceding, in journeying. (TA.) ― -b3- And [simply] A company of men; as in the saying, جَا=ءَنِى سَلَفٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ [A company of men came to me]. (M.) ― -b4- And Any good, or righteous, deed, that one has done beforehand [by way of preparing a future reward]: or any فَرَط [i. e. cause of reward, or recompense, in the world to come, such as a child dying in infancy], that [as it were] goes before one. (A 'Obeyd, O, K.) ― -b5- And i. q. سَلَمٌ ; (T, Hr, Mgh, O, K, TA;) i. e. Any money, or property, paid in advance, or beforehand, as the price of a commodity for which the seller has become responsible and which one has bought on description: (T, TA:) or payment for a commodity to be delivered at a certain [future] period with something additional to [the equivalent of] the current price at the time of such payment; this [transaction] being a cause of profit to him who makes such payment; and سَلَمٌ also has this meaning: (TA:) or a sort of sale in which the price is paid in advance, and the commodity is withheld, on the condition of description, to a certain [future] period: (S, O:) it is a subst. from الاـِسْلَافُ . (Msb, * K, TA.) ― -b6- And A loan ( قَرْضٌ ) in which is no profit (Hr, O, Mgh, K, TA) to the lender (Hr, O, K, TA) except recompense [in the world to come] and thanks, (TA,) and which it is incumbent on the recipient thereof to return as he received it: (Hr, O, K, TA:) thus the Arabs term it: (Hr, O, TA:) and in this sense also the word is a subst. from الاـِسْلَافُ . (TA.) -A2- Also A stallion-camel. (IAar, M, TA.) -A3- Also, (M,) or ↓ سُلْفَةٌ , (O, TA,) The prepuce of a boy; (M, O, TA;) so says Lth; (O, TA;) and ↓ سَلِفٌ and ↓ سِلْفٌ signify the same; for this is meant by الجِلْدُ as an explanation of السَّلِفُ and السِّلْفُ in the K, in some copies of which الخُلْدُ is erroneously put for الجِلْدُ . (TA.)

سَلِفٌ and ↓ سِلْفٌ The husband of the sister of the wife of a man: (S, K:) and [the duals] سَلِفَانِ (M, TA) and ↓ سِلْفَانِ (M, K) signify the two husbands of two sisters: (M, K:) accord. to IAar, the epithet سَلِفَةٌ [or ↓ سِلْفَةٌ ] is not applied to a woman; (M;) one only uses the term سَلِفَانِ applied to two men: (M:) or, (M, K,) accord. to Kr, سَلِفَتَانِ , (M,) or ↓ سِلْفَتَانِ , (K,) is applied to the two wives of two brothers: (M, K:) [in the present day, ↓ سِلْفَةٌ is used as meaning a woman's husband's sister, and her brother's wife:] the pl. applied to men is أَسْلَافٌ , (M, K, TA,) and that applied to women is سَلَفٌ . (TA.) -A2- See also سَلَايءِفُ , last sentence.

سَلَفٌ The young one of the حَجَل [or partridge]: (S, M, K:) or, accord. to Kr, of the قَطَاة [n. un. of قَطًا , q. v.]: (M:) AA says that he had not heard سُلَفَةٌ , applied to the female; but if one said سُلَفَةٌ , like as one says سُلَكَةٌ as meaning a single female of what are termed سِلْكَانِ , it would be approvable: (S:) the pl. is سِلْفَانِ (S, M, K) and سُلْفَانٌ : (M, K:) some say that سِلْفَانٌ signifies a species of bird, not particularized. (M.) [See also سُلَحٌ and سُلَكٌ .]

سُلْفَةٌ : see سَلَفٌ , first sentence, in two places. [Hence,] one says, جَاوءُوا سُلْفَةً سُلْفَةً , meaning They came [one before another; or, which is virtually the same,] one after, or near after, or at the heels of, another. (AZ, K.) ― -b2- Also A portion of food (S, M, TA) which a man takes betimes, (S,) or with which one contents, or satisfies, himself [so as to allay the craving of his stomach], (M,) before the [morning-meal called] غَدَا=ء ; (S, M, TA;) i. q. لُمْجَةٌ (K, TA) and لُهْنَةٌ : (TA:) or a لُهْنَة that is supplied betimes for a guest, before the غَدَا=ء . (TA.) ― -b3- And السُّلْفَة also signifies That which a woman reposits, or prepares, or provides, [app. of food,] to present to her visiter. (M.) -A2- Also A piece, or portion, of land of seed-produce made even [with the مِسْلَفَة , q. v.]: pl. سُلَفٌ . (Az, O, K.) -A3- And Thin skin (M, O, K) which is put as a lining to boots, (O, K,) sometimes red, and [sometimes] yellow. (O.) ― -b2- See also سَلَفٌ , last sentence.

سِلْفَةٌ ; and its dual: see سَلِفٌ , in three places.

أَرْضٌ سَلِفَةٌ Land in which are few trees. (AA, K.) -A2- [See also سَلَفٌ .]

سُلَافٌ (T, S, M, Mgh) and ↓ سُلَافَةٌ (T, M, Mgh) The portion that flows before its being expressed, (S, Mgh,) of the juice of the grape; (S;) and this is the most excellent of wine: (Mgh:) or the first that is expressed, of wine: or the portion that flows without its being expressed: or the first that descends, thereof: (M:) or the clearest, or purest, and most excellent, of wine, such as flow from the grapes without their being pressed, and without steeping, or maceration; (T, TA;) and in like manner, such as flows from dates, (T, TA,) and from raisins, before water has been added to it (T, M, * TA) after the exuding of the first thereof; (T, TA:) or the latter signifies the first that is expressed, of anything: (M:) or it has this meaning also: and the former is a name for wine [absolutely]: (S:) or each has this meaning: (K:) or each signifies the clear, or pure, of wine, and of anything. (M.) ― -b2- سُلَافُ العَسْكَرِ : see سَالِفٌ .

سَلُوفٌ : see سَلَفٌ , first sentence. ― -b2- Also, applied to a she-camel, (S, M, K,) That is among the foremost of the camels when they come to the water: (S, K:) or that precedes the [other] camels to the watering-trough or tank: (M:) or that precedes, or leads, the other camels; opposed to عَنُودٌ . (El-Keysee, TA in art. عند .) ― -b3- And A swift, or fleet, horse: (M, K:) pl. سُلْفٌ . (K.) ― -b4- And An arrow having a long head: (M:) or a long arrow-head. (K.)

سَلِيفٌ : see سَلَفٌ , first sentence, in three places. -A2- Also A road, or way. (TA.)

سُلَافَةٌ : see سُلَافٌ .

سَالِفٌ Passing; passing away; coming to an end, or to nought; becoming cut off: (Msb:) and going before; preceding: (S:) pl. سُلَّافٌ and [quasi-pl. n.] سَلَفٌ : (IB, Msb, TA:) see سَلَفٌ , first sentence, in four places. [Hence,] الأُمَمُ السَّالِفَةُ The peoples going before, or preceding, [or that have gone, or passed away, before,] those remaining, or continuing: (K, * TA:) pl. سَوَالِفُ . (TA.) One says, كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فِى الأُمَمِ السَّالِفَةِ وَالقُرُونِ السَّوَالِفِ [That was in the time of the preceding peoples, and the preceding generations]: the pl. in this instance being used because every portion of the قرون is termed سَالِفَةٌ . (TA.) [Hence also,] العَسْكَرِ سُلَّافٌ , in the K, by implication, العسكر ↓ سُلَافُ , the former word like غُرَاب , whereas it is correctly like رُمَّان , The van of the army, as expl. in the K. (TA.)

سَالِفَةٌ [fem. of سَالِفٌ , q. v. ― -b2- And hence, as a subst.,] The side of the fore part of the neck, from the place of suspension of the ear-ring to the hollow ( قَلْت [in the CK erroneously قَلْب ]) of the collar-bone: (S, K:) or the upper, or uppermost, part of the neck: (M:) or the side of the neck, (M, Mgh, TA,) from the place of suspension of the ear-ring to the حَاقِنَة [here meaning the pit of the collar-bone]: pl. سَوَالِفُ . (M.) In the saying اـِنَّهَا لَوَضَّاحَةُ السَّوَالِفِ [Verily she is fair in respect of the سَالِفَة ], mentioned by Lh, the term سالفة is made applicable to every part thereof, and then the pl. is used accordingly. (M.) It is said in a trad. respecting [the covenant at] El-Hodeybiyeh, لَأُقَاتِلَنَّهُمْ حَتَّى تَنْفَرِدَ سَالِفَتِى i. e. [I will assuredly fight with them, or combat them,] until the side of my neck shall become separate from what is next to it: an allusion to death. (TA.) ― -b3- And [hence, i. e.] by the application of the name of the place to that which occupies the place, (assumed tropical:) The locks of hair that are made to hang down upon the cheek [or rather upon the side of the fore part of the neck]: said by MF to be metonymical, or tropical. (TA.) ― -b4- Also The fore part of the neck of a horse (K, TA) &c.: so in the O and L. (TA.)

بَيْنَهُمَا أُسْلُوفَةٌ Between them two is صِهْرٌ [i. e. affinity, app. by their having married to sisters: see سَلِفٌ ]. (O, K.)

مُسْلِفٌ , (S, M, O, L,) thus in some copies of the K, as in the S &c., but in other copies of the K, erroneously, ↓ سُلْفٌ , (TA,) A woman that has attained the age of five and forty years, (S, M, O, K,) and the like: (S, M, O:) or i. q. نَصَفٌ [i. e. middle-aged, or forty-five years old, or fifty years old]: (M:) an epithet specially applied to a female. (S, O.) A poet says, وَكَاعِبٌ وَمُسْلِفُ فِيهِ ثَلَاثٌ كَالدُّمَى [Among them three females like the images of ivory, or of marble, &c., and one with swelling breasts, and one of middle age, &c.]. (S, M: in the O with اـِلَى in the place of فِيهَا .)

مِسْلَفَةٌ An instrument with which land is made even, (S, M, O, K, TA,) of stone: A 'Obeyd says, I think it is a stone made round [or cylindrical, i. e. a stone roller,] which is rolled upon the land to make it even. (TA.) [In the present day, applied to A harrow.]

أَرْضٌ الجَنَّةِ مَسْلُوفَةٌ , occurring in a trad., The ground of Paradise is made even: (As, T, S, O, TA:) said by As to be of the dial. of El-Yemen and Et-Táïf: accord. to IAth, smooth and soft. (TA.)