عطف

عَاطِفٌ ذ A she-gazelle (ظَبْيَةٌ) inclining, or bending, her neck when she lies down on her breast. (S, O, K.) And عَاطِفَةٌ A sheep or goat (شَاة) bending its neck, not by reason of an ailment. (TA.) ― -b2- See also عَطُوفٌ, latter half. ― -b3- And see the explanations of the verse of Aboo-Wejzeh Es-Saadee cited in art. حين. ― -b4- العَاطِفُ is applied to The sixth [ in arriving at the goal ] of the horses that are started together for a race; (MA, TA, and Ham p. 46;) related as on the authority of El-Muärrij; but Az did not find that those who related this as from him were trustworthy persons, though he was himself trustworthy: (TA:) or the fourth thereof. (Har p. 270.) ― -b5- See also عَطْفٌ.