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  1. Arabic (Modern Standard)
  2. /Negative conditionals (إلا إذا)
  3. /سلفا

سلفا

سلفاsalafan
in advance
From Lesson 347:Negative conditionals (إلا إذا)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Usages of سلفا

لن يبدأ المحامي العمل إلا إذا استلم الأجر سلفا.lan yabda'a al-muhâmî al-'amala illâ idhâ istalama al-ajra salafan
The lawyer will not start the work unless he receives the fee in advance.
حصلت على مهلة لأنها دفعت الأجر سلفا.hasalat ala muhlatin li'annaha dafa'ati al-ajra salafan.
She got a grace period because she paid the fee in advance.
المستأجر مرفوض طلبه إلا إذا دفع الغرامة سلفا.al-musta'jiru marfoodun talabuhu illâ idhâ dafaa al-gharâmata salafan.
The tenant's request is rejected unless he pays the fine in advance.
يجب أن تطلبي تمديد المهلة سلفا.yajibu an tatlubi tamdida al-muhlati salafan
You must request the deadline extension in advance.

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