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سَلْفٌ

Root: سلف

Full Definition

سَلْفٌ A [bag for travelling-provisions &c., such as is termed] جِرَاب, of any sort: or a large جِرَاب: [and the contr., i. e. a small one: ] or a hide not well, or not thoroughly, tanned: pl. [of pauc.] أَسْلُفٌ and [of mult.] سُلُوفٌ.
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