سلف

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

Meaning of سلف in English and Arabic

سلفسَلَف - اسم

1) ancestor - noun

  ∘ Meaning of ancestor in Arabic and English:

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

  ∘ plural of ancestor in Arabic

أسلافأَسْلافٌ/ سلاف سُلاَّفٌ /سلفسُلُف

  ∘ Example of ancestor in Arabic and English

تختلف تَخْتَلِفُ حياةحَيَّاةُ اليومالْيَوْمِ اختلافا جذريا عن حياة أسلافنااِخْتِلَافًا جَذْرِيًا عَنْ حَيَّاةِ أَسْلَافِنَا.

Today's life is drastically different from our ancestors.

تتفرق العديد تَتَفَرَقُ الْعَدِيْدُ منمِنَ الفصائل من الْفَصَائِلِ مِنْ نفسنَفْسِ السلفالْسَلَفِ.

Many species diverge from the same ancestor.

  ∘ How to pronounce ancestor in English?

ancestor is pronounced in English as

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سلف - اسم

2) ancestor - noun

  ∘ Meaning of ancestor in Arabic and English:

an early form of a machine that later became more developed

  ∘ Example of ancestor in Arabic and English

سلفسَلَفُ الكمبيوتر الحديث الْكُمْبِيُوتَرِ الْحَدِيْثِ كانكَانَ يدعىيُدْعَى IBM 5150

The ancestor of the modern PC was called IBM 5150.

  ∘ How to pronounce ancestor in English?

ancestor is pronounced in English as

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سلفٍسِلْف - اسم

3) brother-in-law - noun

  ∘ Meaning of brother-in-law in Arabic and English:

the brother of your husband

  ∘ plural of brother-in-law in Arabic

أسلافأَسْلَاف

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سلفسَلَف - اسم

4) predecessor - noun

  ∘ Meaning of predecessor in Arabic and English:

السلف السَّلَفُ هوهُوَ من تقدمك مَنْ تَقَدَّمَكَ أوأَوْ سبقك في شغل منصب أو وظيفة معينةسَبَقَكَ فِيْ شُغْلِ مَنْصِبٍ أَوْ وَظِيْفَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ

a person who did a job before somebody else

  ∘ plural of predecessor in Arabic

أسلاف أَسْلَاف / سلافسُلَّاف/ سلف سُلُف

  ∘ Example of predecessor in Arabic and English

أحاول أُحَاوِلُ إصلاحإِصْلَاحَ أخطاء سلفيأَخْطَاءِ سَلَفِيْ

I am attempting to rectify my predecessor's mistakes

أبطلأَبْطَلَ بايدن بضعة أوامر تنفيذية أصدرها ترامببَايْدِنُ بِضْعَةَ أَوَامِرَ تَنْفِيْذِيَّةً أَصْدَرَهَا تْرَامْبُ

Biden abrogated several executive orders that Trump issued

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استقبلاسْتَقْبَلَ وزيروَزِيْرُ العدل سلفه اليوم في الوزارةالعَدْلِ سَلَفَهُ اليَوْمَ فِيْ الوِزَارَةِ

Today, the justice minister welcomed his predecessor at the Ministry

شغلشَغَلَ سلفي سَلَفِيَ هذاهَذَا المنصب لثمانية سنواتالمَنْصِبَ لِثَمَانِيَةِ سَنَوَاتٍ

My predecessor held this position for eight years

ألقىأَلْقَىْ الرئيس اللوم الرَّئِيْسُ اللَّوْمَ فيفِيْ الفساد والفقر على سلفهالفَسَادِ وَالفَقْرِ عَلَىْ سَلَفِهِ

The president blamed his predecessor for corruption and poverty

تعلمت من أخطاء أسلافيتَعَلَّمْتُ مِنْ أَخْطَاءِ أَسْلَافِيْ

I learned from the mistakes of my predecessors

  ∘ How to pronounce predecessor in English?

predecessor is pronounced in English as

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سلف - اسم

5) predecessor - noun

  ∘ Meaning of predecessor in Arabic and English:

السلف هو السَّلَفُ هُوَ آلةآلَةٌ أو أَوْ نظامنِظَامٌ وجدت سابقا ومن ثمة تطورت إلى شيء آخروُجِدَتٍ سَابِقًا وَمِنْ ثَمَّةَ تَطَوَّرَتْ إِلَىْ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ

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

  ∘ plural of predecessor in Arabic

أسلاف أَسْلَاف / سلافسُلَّاف/ سلف سُلُف

  ∘ Example of predecessor in Arabic and English

هذا المعالج أسرع من أسلافههَذَا المُعَالِجُ أَسْرَعُ مِنْ أَسْلَافِهِ

This processor is faster than its predecessors

يستهلك المحرك وقودا يَسْتَهْلِكُ المُحَرِّكُ وَقُوْدًا أقلأَقَلَّ مقارنةمُقَارَنَةً مع سلفهمَعَ سَلَفِهِ

This engine consume less fuel in comparison with its predecessor

  ∘ How to pronounce predecessor in English?

predecessor is pronounced in English as

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سلفسَلَّفَ - فعل

6) lend - verb

  ∘ Meaning of lend in Arabic and English:

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

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb lend

lent

  ∘ Past participle of the verb lend

lent

Click to show conjugation of سلفسَلَّفَ

  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic سلفسَلَّفَ

سلفسَلَّفَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic سلفسَلَّفَ

يسلفيُسَلِّفُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic سلفسَلَّفَ

سلفسَلِّفْ

  ∘ Example of lend in Arabic and English

هلا سلفتني هَلَّا سلفتني بعضبَعْضَ المالالمَالِ؟

Could you lend me some money?

رفضرَفَضَ حماي تسليفنا نقوداحَمَايَ تَسْلِيْفَنَا نُقُوْدًا

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

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قبلقَبِلَ البنك تسليفنا بفائدة قدرها البَنْكُ تَسْلِيْفَنَا بِفَائِدَةٍ قَدْرُهَا 10% سنوياسَنَوِيًّا

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

  ∘ How to pronounce lend in English?

lend is pronounced in English as

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