سلفة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س ل ف (s-l-f).
Noun
سُلْفَة • (sulfa) f (plural سُلُفَات (sulufāt) or سُلَف (sulaf))
- something done in advance
- advance payment, credit
- food prepared in advance, provision
- inner lining of boots, inner sole, insole
- 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 (salāʾif), masculine سِلْف (silf)) (rare)
- 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 ʾaslāf | الْأَسْلَاف al-ʾaslāf | أَسْلَاف ʾaslāf | سِلْفَات; سَلَائِف silfāt; salāʾif | السِّلْفَات; السَّلَائِف as-silfāt; as-salāʾif | سِلْفَات; سَلَائِف silfāt; salāʾif |
| Nominative | أَسْلَافٌ ʾaslāfun | الْأَسْلَافُ al-ʾaslāfu | أَسْلَافُ ʾaslāfu | سِلْفَاتٌ; سَلَائِفُ silfātun; salāʾifu | السِّلْفَاتُ; السَّلَائِفُ as-silfātu; as-salāʾifu | سِلْفَاتُ; سَلَائِفُ silfātu; salāʾifu |
| Accusative | أَسْلَافًا ʾaslāfan | الْأَسْلَافَ al-ʾaslāfa | أَسْلَافَ ʾaslāfa | سِلْفَاتٍ; سَلَائِفَ silfātin; salāʾifa | السِّلْفَاتِ; السَّلَائِفَ as-silfāti; as-salāʾifa | سِلْفَاتِ; سَلَائِفَ silfāti; salāʾifa |
| Genitive | أَسْلَافٍ ʾaslāfin | الْأَسْلَافِ al-ʾaslāfi | أَسْلَافِ ʾaslāfi | سِلْفَاتٍ; سَلَائِفَ silfātin; salāʾifa | السِّلْفَاتِ; السَّلَائِفِ as-silfāti; as-salāʾifi | سِلْفَاتِ; سَلَائِفِ silfāti; salāʾifi |
References
- “سلفة” in Almaany
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سلفة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1409
- Wehr, Hans; 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 |
Etymology
From Arabic سِلْف (silf).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sil.fe/, [ˈsɪl.fe]
- IPA(key): /sil.fa/, [ˈsɪl.fa]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
سلفة • (silfe) f (plural سلفات (salafāt), masculine سلف (silf))
- sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)