Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon, و

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صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ ذ (tropical:) The [making close one's ties of relationship by] behaving with kindness, or goodness and affection and gentleness, and considerateness, or regard for their circumstances, to kindred, or relations, even though remote, or evil-doers: and قَطْعُ الرَّحِمِ signifies the contr. (IAth, TA.) ― -b2- صِلَةٌ A gift for which no compensation is to be made; a free gift; a gratuity; like هِبَةٌ and صَدَقَةٌ. (Marg. note in a copy of the KT.) ― -b3- صِلَةٌ The connexion of a verb with the objective complement, whether immediate or by means of a preposition. ― -b4- صِلَةٌ The complement of a مَوْصُول [or conjunct], (I have thus rendered it voce أَلْ,) whether the latter be a particle or a noun. (I' Ak, sect. المَوْصُولُ.) ― -b5- [The term صِلَةٌ is also applied in the Msb, art. أذن, to لَهُ in the phrase مَأْذُونٌ لَهُ.] Often applied to the connective prep. by which a verb or act. part. n. is transitive, together with the noun or pronoun governed by it; as to لَهُ in أَذَنَ لَهُ: and that prep. alone is called حَرْفُ الصِّلَةِ. Also, to a prep. by which a pass. verb or part. n. is connected with its subject, together with that subject; as لَهُ in أُذِنَ لَهُ. In this case it is an inf. n. in the sense of a pass. part. n., namely, of مَوْصُولٌ. (IbrD.) ― -b6- [صِلَةٌ A connective word or phrase: as يَكَدْ is said to be in the phrase لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرَاهَا: see art. كود. In this case it is an inf. n. used in the sense of an act. part. n.] It is used in this sense especially with reference to cases in the Kur-án. (MF, art. كود.)