علف

1 عَلَفَ الدَّابَّةَ ذ , (S, Mgh, O, Msb,) aor. عَلِفَ , (O, Msb, TA,) inf. n. عَلْفٌ; (S, Mgh, O, Msb, K;) and ↓ اعلفها, (Mgh, Msb,) inf. n. اـِعْلَافٌ; (K;) He fed the beast (S, * Mgh, O, * Msb, * K) with عَلَف [i. e. fodder, or provender ], (S, * Mgh, O, * Msb,) [i. e. he foddered the beast, ] in the مِعْلَف [or manger]: (Mgh:) or ↓ the latter signifies he repaired to it often, putting عَلَف for it. (TA.) Fr cites the following verse: عَلَفْتُهَا تِبْنًا وَمَاآءً بَارِدًا حَتَّى شَتَتْ هَمَّالَةً عَيْنَاهَا [meaning I fed her with straw, and gave her to drink cool water, so that she passed the winter with her eyes flowing abundantly with tears ]: (S, O:) i. e. وَسَقَيْتُهَا مَاآءً. (S.) ― -b2- And عَلْفٌ signifies also The drinking much. (AA, O, K.) [Accord. to the TK, one says, عَلَفَهُ, aor. عَلِفَ , inf. n. عَلْفٌ, meaning He drank it much. ]