Swallow (swift) خطاف

It is also called sununu. In a dream it is wealth, a blessed man, a blessed woman, or a boy who recites [the Quran]. Whoever takes a swallow takes unlawful money.

Whoever sees that his house filled with them, the money is lawful. It is said that it is a believing, cultured, scrupulously pious, companionable man.

Whoever sees that he gained one gains a companion; whoever seizes it wrongs a woman.

Whoever sees as though he is eating the meat of a swallow will fall into a dispute. If he sees swallows leaving his house, his relatives will disperse from him on account of travel. The swallow and the summer starlings signify singers. The swallow in a dream signifies death and much grief, and it is also a sign of good in works, movement and singing. It signifies especially much good at weddings, because it indicates that the dreamer will marry a trustworthy woman who manages the house.

Whoever sees that he became a swallow, thieves will break in on him. The swallow signifies safety and rest: whoever sees that he obtained a swallow will be safe from loneliness and find rest with someone he can rely on. The death of a swallow is a reminder to do good.