اِسْتَسْلَفْتُ
Root: سلف
Form: 10
Full Definition
اِسْتَسْلَفْتُX
I sought, or demanded, of him money as a loan; as also
. Hence, استسلف مِنْ أَعْرَابِىٍّ بَكْرًا
He sought, or demanded, as a loan, from an Arab of the desert, a [youthful he-camel such as is termed] بَكْر.
2 And استسلف ثَمَنَهُ He sought, or demanded, its price in advance; syn. اِسْتَقْرَضَهُ.
3 See also 5.
def.2 [And استسلف He took as his wife the wife of his deceased brother: so in a version of the Bible, in Deut. xxv. 5: mentioned by Golius.]
2 And استسلف ثَمَنَهُ He sought, or demanded, its price in advance; syn. اِسْتَقْرَضَهُ.
3 See also 5.
def.2 [And استسلف He took as his wife the wife of his deceased brother: so in a version of the Bible, in Deut. xxv. 5: mentioned by Golius.]
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