سُفْلِىُّ

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سُفْلِىُّ [Of, or relating to, the lowest, or lower, part or place;] a rel. n. from سُفْلٌ. [Hence, the pl.] سُفْليُّونَ means Persons alighting, or abiding, in the lowest, or lower, parts of a country: opposed to عَليُّونَ (TA in art. علو.)
2 It is also opposed to عَلِىٌّ [in relation to condition]: whence the saying, مَنْ يَرْحَمِ السُّفْلِىَّ يَرْحَمْهُ العَلِىُّ He who has mercy on the low in condition, on him will the high in condition have mercy]. سُفْلِيُّونَ, meaning Persons low in condition, is opposed to عَلِيُّونَ, meaning “ opulent persons. ” (TA in art. علو.)

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