سلفة

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Arabic

Root
س ل ف (s l f)
6 terms
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Noun

سُلْفَة • (sulfa) f (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

Declension

Declension of noun سُلْفَة (sulfa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلْفَة
sulfa 		السُّلْفَة
as-sulfa 		سُلْفَة
sulfat
Nominative سُلْفَةٌ
sulfatun 		السُّلْفَةُ
as-sulfatu 		سُلْفَةُ
sulfatu
Accusative سُلْفَةً
sulfatan 		السُّلْفَةَ
as-sulfata 		سُلْفَةَ
sulfata
Genitive سُلْفَةٍ
sulfatin 		السُّلْفَةِ
as-sulfati 		سُلْفَةِ
sulfati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلْفَتَيْن
sulfatayn 		السُّلْفَتَيْن
as-sulfatayn 		سُلْفَتَيْ
sulfatay
Nominative سُلْفَتَانِ
sulfatāni 		السُّلْفَتَانِ
as-sulfatāni 		سُلْفَتَا
sulfatā
Accusative سُلْفَتَيْنِ
sulfatayni 		السُّلْفَتَيْنِ
as-sulfatayni 		سُلْفَتَيْ
sulfatay
Genitive سُلْفَتَيْنِ
sulfatayni 		السُّلْفَتَيْنِ
as-sulfatayni 		سُلْفَتَيْ
sulfatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُلُفَات‎; سُلَف
sulufāt‎; sulaf 		السُّلُفَات‎; السُّلَف
as-sulufāt‎; as-sulaf 		سُلُفَات‎; سُلَف
sulufāt‎; sulaf
Nominative سُلُفَاتٌ‎; سُلَفٌ
sulufātun‎; sulafun 		السُّلُفَاتُ‎; السُّلَفُ
as-sulufātu‎; as-sulafu 		سُلُفَاتُ‎; سُلَفُ
sulufātu‎; sulafu
Accusative سُلُفَاتٍ‎; سُلَفًا
sulufātin‎; sulafan 		السُّلُفَاتِ‎; السُّلَفَ
as-sulufāti‎; as-sulafa 		سُلُفَاتِ‎; سُلَفَ
sulufāti‎; sulafa
Genitive سُلُفَاتٍ‎; سُلَفٍ
sulufātin‎; sulafin 		السُّلُفَاتِ‎; السُّلَفِ
as-sulufāti‎; as-sulafi 		سُلُفَاتِ‎; سُلَفِ
sulufāti‎; sulafi

Noun

سِلْفَة • (silfa) f (plural سِلْفَات (silfāt) or سَلَائِف (salāʔif), masculine سِلْف (silf)) (rare)

  1. sister-in-law

Declension

Declension of noun سِلْفَة (silfa)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِلْف
silf 		السِّلْف
as-silf 		سِلْف
silf 		سِلْفَة
silfa 		السِّلْفَة
as-silfa 		سِلْفَة
silfat
Nominative سِلْفٌ
silfun 		السِّلْفُ
as-silfu 		سِلْفُ
silfu 		سِلْفَةٌ
silfatun 		السِّلْفَةُ
as-silfatu 		سِلْفَةُ
silfatu
Accusative سِلْفًا
silfan 		السِّلْفَ
as-silfa 		سِلْفَ
silfa 		سِلْفَةً
silfatan 		السِّلْفَةَ
as-silfata 		سِلْفَةَ
silfata
Genitive سِلْفٍ
silfin 		السِّلْفِ
as-silfi 		سِلْفِ
silfi 		سِلْفَةٍ
silfatin 		السِّلْفَةِ
as-silfati 		سِلْفَةِ
silfati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِلْفَيْن
silfayn 		السِّلْفَيْن
as-silfayn 		سِلْفَيْ
silfay 		سِلْفَتَيْن
silfatayn 		السِّلْفَتَيْن
as-silfatayn 		سِلْفَتَيْ
silfatay
Nominative سِلْفَانِ
silfāni 		السِّلْفَانِ
as-silfāni 		سِلْفَا
silfā 		سِلْفَتَانِ
silfatāni 		السِّلْفَتَانِ
as-silfatāni 		سِلْفَتَا
silfatā
Accusative سِلْفَيْنِ
silfayni 		السِّلْفَيْنِ
as-silfayni 		سِلْفَيْ
silfay 		سِلْفَتَيْنِ
silfatayni 		السِّلْفَتَيْنِ
as-silfatayni 		سِلْفَتَيْ
silfatay
Genitive سِلْفَيْنِ
silfayni 		السِّلْفَيْنِ
as-silfayni 		سِلْفَيْ
silfay 		سِلْفَتَيْنِ
silfatayni 		السِّلْفَتَيْنِ
as-silfatayni 		سِلْفَتَيْ
silfatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَسْلَاف
ʔaslāf 		الْأَسْلَاف
al-ʔaslāf 		أَسْلَاف
ʔaslāf 		سِلْفَات‎; سَلَائِف
silfāt‎; salāʔif 		السِّلْفَات‎; السَّلَائِف
as-silfāt‎; as-salāʔif 		سِلْفَات‎; سَلَائِف
silfāt‎; salāʔif
Nominative أَسْلَافٌ
ʔaslāfun 		الْأَسْلَافُ
al-ʔaslāfu 		أَسْلَافُ
ʔaslāfu 		سِلْفَاتٌ‎; سَلَائِفُ
silfātun‎; salāʔifu 		السِّلْفَاتُ‎; السَّلَائِفُ
as-silfātu‎; as-salāʔifu 		سِلْفَاتُ‎; سَلَائِفُ
silfātu‎; salāʔifu
Accusative أَسْلَافًا
ʔaslāfan 		الْأَسْلَافَ
al-ʔaslāfa 		أَسْلَافَ
ʔaslāfa 		سِلْفَاتٍ‎; سَلَائِفَ
silfātin‎; salāʔifa 		السِّلْفَاتِ‎; السَّلَائِفَ
as-silfāti‎; as-salāʔifa 		سِلْفَاتِ‎; سَلَائِفَ
silfāti‎; salāʔifa
Genitive أَسْلَافٍ
ʔaslāfin 		الْأَسْلَافِ
al-ʔaslāfi 		أَسْلَافِ
ʔaslāfi 		سِلْفَاتٍ‎; سَلَائِفَ
silfātin‎; salāʔifa 		السِّلْفَاتِ‎; السَّلَائِفِ
as-silfāti‎; as-salāʔifi 		سِلْفَاتِ‎; سَلَائِفِ
silfāti‎; salāʔifi

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ل ف
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سِلْف (silf).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

سلفة • (silfe) f (plural سلفات (salafāt), masculine سلف (silf))

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