مِخْلَافٌ
Root: خلف
Full Definition
مِخْلَافٌ
A man who often breaks his promises; as also
مُخْلِفٌ : [whence the latter is applied to a star, or an asterism, as meaning
2 See also مُخْلِفٌ.
3 And see مَخْلَفَان.
def.2 Also A كُورَة [i. e. province, district, or region] pertaining to the people of El-Yemen, or in the dial. of El-Yemen; pl. مَخَالِيفُ; every مخلاف thereof having a [distinctive] name whereby it is known; the مخاليف of the people of El-Yemen being like the أَجْنَد of the people of Syria and the كُوَر of the people of El-'Irák and the رَسَاتِيق of the people of El-Jibál and the طَسَاسِيج of the people of El-Ahwáz: or مِخْلَافٌ signifies a كُورَة to which a man comes; [in any country;] and hence the مخاليف of ElYemen, i. e. its كُوَر: some say that there is a مخلاف in every country; so says Khálid Ibn-Jembeh; i. e. a نَاحِيَة [as meaning a district &c.]; and thus one says the مخلاف of El-Medeeneh, and of ElYemámeh, and the مخاليف of Et-Táïf: but properly it is peculiar to the dial. of El-Yemen.
2 Also i. q. بنكرد [a foreign word, and perhaps mistranscribed], i. e. The poor-rate of any particular people or party, which is given by them to [the poor of] their own community: so says Aboo-Mo'ádh: and مَخَالِفُ [is its pl., as also, app., مَخَالِيفُ, agreeably with rule, and] signifies the poor-rates of the Arabs; [as in the saying,] اُسْتُعْمِلَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى مَخَالِفِ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [Such a one was employed as collector of the poor-rates of the sons of such a one].
2 See also مُخْلِفٌ.
3 And see مَخْلَفَان.
def.2 Also A كُورَة [i. e. province, district, or region] pertaining to the people of El-Yemen, or in the dial. of El-Yemen; pl. مَخَالِيفُ; every مخلاف thereof having a [distinctive] name whereby it is known; the مخاليف of the people of El-Yemen being like the أَجْنَد of the people of Syria and the كُوَر of the people of El-'Irák and the رَسَاتِيق of the people of El-Jibál and the طَسَاسِيج of the people of El-Ahwáz: or مِخْلَافٌ signifies a كُورَة to which a man comes; [in any country;] and hence the مخاليف of ElYemen, i. e. its كُوَر: some say that there is a مخلاف in every country; so says Khálid Ibn-Jembeh; i. e. a نَاحِيَة [as meaning a district &c.]; and thus one says the مخلاف of El-Medeeneh, and of ElYemámeh, and the مخاليف of Et-Táïf: but properly it is peculiar to the dial. of El-Yemen.
2 Also i. q. بنكرد [a foreign word, and perhaps mistranscribed], i. e. The poor-rate of any particular people or party, which is given by them to [the poor of] their own community: so says Aboo-Mo'ádh: and مَخَالِفُ [is its pl., as also, app., مَخَالِيفُ, agreeably with rule, and] signifies the poor-rates of the Arabs; [as in the saying,] اُسْتُعْمِلَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى مَخَالِفِ بَنِى فُلَانٍ [Such a one was employed as collector of the poor-rates of the sons of such a one].
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