*šlp: 'to go in front, precede' 1, 'front rank, battle line' 2, 'to commit (a deed) beforehand; to bring to an end' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*šlp
Meaning'to go in front, precede' 1, 'front rank, battle line' 2, 'to commit (a deed) beforehand; to bring to an end' 3
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Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Arabicsalafa 'he went before, or preceded' 1 (Lane 1407); sullāf al-ʿaskar 'the van of the army' 2 (Lane 1409)Lane 1407; Lane 1409
Geezsalafa; salf 2 (LGz. 499)LGz. 499gloss withheld
Tigrinyasälfi 2 (LGz. 499)LGz. 499gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic ʾslf 3 (Al-Jallad 2026, 131–132)Al-Jallad 2026 131–132gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 499 compares Ar. salafa 'go in front' and sulfa 'a single line'. Al-Jallad (2026, 132) compares Arabic ʾaslafa 'to do something (before) which requires requital' (Lane 1408).

Updated 2 November 2026

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