سلف in English

Meaning of سلف in English is: (ancestor, brother-in-law, predecessor) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

ancestor noun brother-in-law noun predecessor noun lend verb

English for سلف

سلف

1) ancestor-noun

سلف-اسم

  ∘ سلف meaning in English & Arabic

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

  ∘ Plural of سلف in Arabic

أسلاف/ سلاّف /سلف

  ∘ Examples of سلف in English and Arabic

Today's life is drastically different from our ancestors.

تختلف حيّاة اليوم اختلافا جذريا عن حيّاة أسلافنا.

Many species diverge from the same ancestor.

تتفرق العديد من الفصائل من نفس السلف.

  ∘ How to pronounce سلف in English?

ancestor is pronounced in English as

ancestor-noun

سلف-اسم

  ∘ سلف meaning in English & Arabic

an early form of a machine that later became more developed

  ∘ Examples of سلف in English and Arabic

The ancestor of the modern PC was called IBM 5150.

سلف الكمبيوتر الحديث كان يدعى IBM 5150

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2) brother-in-law-noun

سلف-اسم

  ∘ سلف meaning in English & Arabic

the brother of your husband

  ∘ Plural of سلف in Arabic

أسلاف

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3) predecessor-noun

سلف-اسم

  ∘ سلف meaning in English & Arabic

a person who did a job before somebody else

السّلف هو من تقدّمك أو سبقك في شغل منصب أو وظيفة معيّنة

  ∘ Plural of سلف in Arabic

أسلاف / سلّاف/ سلف

  ∘ Examples of سلف in English and Arabic

I am attempting to rectify my predecessor's mistakes

أحاول إصلاح أخطاء سلفي

Biden abrogated several executive orders that Trump issued

أبطل بايدن بضعة أوامر تنفيذيّة أصدرها ترامب

More Examples

Today, the justice minister welcomed his predecessor at the Ministry

استقبل وزير العدل سلفه اليوم في الوزارة

My predecessor held this position for eight years

شغل سلفي هذا المنصب لثمانية سنوات

The president blamed his predecessor for corruption and poverty

ألقى الرّئيس اللّوم في الفساد والفقر على سلفه

I learned from the mistakes of my predecessors

تعلّمت من أخطاء أسلافي

  ∘ How to pronounce سلف in English?

predecessor is pronounced in English as

predecessor-noun

سلف-اسم

  ∘ سلف meaning in English & Arabic

a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development

السّلف هو آلة أو نظام وجدت سابقا ومن ثمّة تطوّرت إلى شيء آخر

  ∘ Plural of سلف in Arabic

أسلاف / سلّاف/ سلف

  ∘ Examples of سلف in English and Arabic

This processor is faster than its predecessors

هذا المعالج أسرع من أسلافه

This engine consume less fuel in comparison with its predecessor

يستهلك المحرّك وقودا أقلّ مقارنة مع سلفه

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4) lend -verb

سلّف-فعل

  ∘ سلّف meaning in English & Arabic

If a bank or other organization lends money, it gives money to someone who agrees that they will pay the money back in the future, usually with extra money added to the original amount

Click to show conjugation of سلّف

  ∘ سلّف past tense conjugation in Arabic

سلّف
أنا سلّفت - نحن سلّفنا
أنت سلّفت - أنت سلّفت
أنتما سلّفتما
أنتم سلّفتم - أنتنّ سلّفتنّ
هو سلّف - هي سلّفت
هما (مذكّر) سلّفا - هما (مؤنّث) سلّفتا
هم سلّفوا - هنّ سلّفن

  ∘ سلّف present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic

يسلّف
أنا أسلّف - نحن نسلّف
أنت تسلّف - أنت تسلّفين
أنتما تسلّفان
أنتم تسلّفون - أنتنّ تسلّفن
هو يسلّف - هي تسلّف
هما (مذكّر) يسلّفان - هما (مؤنّث) تسلّفان
هم يسلّفون - هنّ يسلّفن

  ∘ سلّف imperative mood conjugation in Arabic

سلّف
أنت سلّف - أنت سلّفي
أنتما سلّفا
أنتم سلّفوا - أنتنّ سلّفن

  ∘ Examples of سلّف in English and Arabic

Could you lend me some money?

هلّا سلفتني بعض المال؟

My father-in-law refused to lend money to us

رفض حماي تسليفنا نقودا

More Examples

The bank accepted to lend us at an interest rate of 10% a year

قبل البنك تسليفنا بفائدة قدرها 10% سنويّا

  ∘ How to pronounce سلّف in English?

lend is pronounced in English as

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ancestor noun brother-in-law noun predecessor noun lend verb

English for سلف

سلف

1) ancestor-noun

سَلَف-اسم

  ∘ سَلَف meaning in English & Arabic

a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

  ∘ Plural of سَلَف in Arabic

أَسْلافٌ/ سُلاَّفٌ /سُلُف

  ∘ Examples of سَلَف in English and Arabic

Today's life is drastically different from our ancestors.

تَخْتَلِفُ حَيَّاةُ الْيَوْمِ اِخْتِلَافًا جَذْرِيًا عَنْ حَيَّاةِ أَسْلَافِنَا.

Many species diverge from the same ancestor.

تَتَفَرَقُ الْعَدِيْدُ مِنَ الْفَصَائِلِ مِنْ نَفْسِ الْسَلَفِ.

  ∘ How to pronounce سَلَف in English?

ancestor is pronounced in English as

ancestor-noun

سَلَف-اسم

  ∘ سَلَف meaning in English & Arabic

an early form of a machine that later became more developed

  ∘ Examples of سَلَف in English and Arabic

The ancestor of the modern PC was called IBM 5150.

سَلَفُ الْكُمْبِيُوتَرِ الْحَدِيْثِ كَانَ يُدْعَى IBM 5150

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2) brother-in-law-noun

ٍسِلْف-اسم

  ∘ ٍسِلْف meaning in English & Arabic

the brother of your husband

  ∘ Plural of ٍسِلْف in Arabic

أَسْلَاف

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3) predecessor-noun

سَلَف-اسم

  ∘ سَلَف meaning in English & Arabic

a person who did a job before somebody else

السَّلَفُ هُوَ مَنْ تَقَدَّمَكَ أَوْ سَبَقَكَ فِيْ شُغْلِ مَنْصِبٍ أَوْ وَظِيْفَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ

  ∘ Plural of سَلَف in Arabic

أَسْلَاف / سُلَّاف/ سُلُف

  ∘ Examples of سَلَف in English and Arabic

I am attempting to rectify my predecessor's mistakes

أُحَاوِلُ إِصْلَاحَ أَخْطَاءِ سَلَفِيْ

Biden abrogated several executive orders that Trump issued

أَبْطَلَ بَايْدِنُ بِضْعَةَ أَوَامِرَ تَنْفِيْذِيَّةً أَصْدَرَهَا تْرَامْبُ

More Examples

Today, the justice minister welcomed his predecessor at the Ministry

اسْتَقْبَلَ وَزِيْرُ العَدْلِ سَلَفَهُ اليَوْمَ فِيْ الوِزَارَةِ

My predecessor held this position for eight years

شَغَلَ سَلَفِيَ هَذَا المَنْصِبَ لِثَمَانِيَةِ سَنَوَاتٍ

The president blamed his predecessor for corruption and poverty

أَلْقَىْ الرَّئِيْسُ اللَّوْمَ فِيْ الفَسَادِ وَالفَقْرِ عَلَىْ سَلَفِهِ

I learned from the mistakes of my predecessors

تَعَلَّمْتُ مِنْ أَخْطَاءِ أَسْلَافِيْ

  ∘ How to pronounce سَلَف in English?

predecessor is pronounced in English as

predecessor-noun

سَلَف-اسم

  ∘ سَلَف meaning in English & Arabic

a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development

السَّلَفُ هُوَ آلَةٌ أَوْ نِظَامٌ وُجِدَتٍ سَابِقًا وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَطَوَّرَتْ إِلَىْ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ

  ∘ Plural of سَلَف in Arabic

أَسْلَاف / سُلَّاف/ سُلُف

  ∘ Examples of سَلَف in English and Arabic

This processor is faster than its predecessors

هَذَا المُعَالِجُ أَسْرَعُ مِنْ أَسْلَافِهِ

This engine consume less fuel in comparison with its predecessor

يَسْتَهْلِكُ المُحَرِّكُ وَقُوْدًا أَقَلَّ مُقَارَنَةً مَعَ سَلَفِهِ

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4) lend -verb

سَلَّفَ-فعل

  ∘ سَلَّفَ meaning in English & Arabic

If a bank or other organization lends money, it gives money to someone who agrees that they will pay the money back in the future, usually with extra money added to the original amount

Click to show conjugation of سَلَّفَ

  ∘ سَلَّفَ past tense conjugation in Arabic

سَلَّفَ
أًنَا سَلَّفْتُ - نَحْنُ سَلَّفْنَا
أَنْتَ سَلَّفْتَ - أَنْتِ سَلَّفْتِ
أَنْتُمَا سَلَّفْتُمَا
أَنْتُمْ سَلَّفْتُمْ - أَنْتُنَّ سَلَّفْتُنَّ
هُوَ سَلَّفَ - هِيَ سَلَّفَتْ
هُمَا (مُذَكَّر) سَلَّفَا - هُمَا (مُؤَنَّث) سَلَّفَتَا
هُمْ سَلَّفُوا - هُنَّ سَلَّفْنَ

  ∘ سَلَّفَ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic

يُسَلِّفُ
أًنَا أسَلِّفُ - نَحْنُ نسَلِّفُ
أَنْتَ تسَلِّفُ - أَنْتِ تسَلِّفِينَ
أَنْتُمَا تسَلِّفَانِ
أَنْتُمْ تسَلِّفُونَ - أَنْتُنَّ تسَلِّفْنَ
هُوَ يسَلِّفُ - هِيَ تسَلِّفُ
هُمَا (مُذَكَّر) يسَلِّفَانِ - هُمَا (مُؤَنَّث) تسَلِّفَانِ
هُمْ يسَلِّفُونَ - هُنَّ يسَلِّفْنَ

  ∘ سَلَّفَ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic

سَلِّفْ
أَنْتَ سَلِّفْ - أَنْتِ سَلِّفي
أَنْتُمَا سَلِّفا
أَنْتُمْ سَلِّفوا - أَنْتُنَّ سَلِّفنَ

  ∘ Examples of سَلَّفَ in English and Arabic

Could you lend me some money?

هَلَّا سلفتني بَعْضَ المَالِ؟

My father-in-law refused to lend money to us

رَفَضَ حَمَايَ تَسْلِيْفَنَا نُقُوْدًا

More Examples

The bank accepted to lend us at an interest rate of 10% a year

قَبِلَ البَنْكُ تَسْلِيْفَنَا بِفَائِدَةٍ قَدْرُهَا 10% سَنَوِيًّا

  ∘ How to pronounce سَلَّفَ in English?

lend is pronounced in English as

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