علف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns fodder for animals, the act of feeding them, and related concepts. It extends to specific types of fodder, animals that are fed rather than grazing freely, and metaphorically to rough or uncouth individuals.

Derived headwords

العَلَفnoun

1.
fodder for animalsboth
fodder for animals

عَلَفَverb

1.
he fed the animal (from the verb class of 'ḍaraba')both
he fed the animal (from the verb class of 'ḍaraba')

عَلَفًاnoun

1.
Feeding (act)both
The act of feeding animals with fodder.

عَلَافnoun

1.
plural of 'alaf (fodder)both
plural of 'alaf (fodder)

مَعْلَفnoun

1.
the place where an animal is fedboth
the place where an animal is fed

عَلَفَةnoun

1.
Fruit of the Talh treeclassical
The fruit of the Talh tree, which is like green peas and is eaten by camels.

أَعْلَفَverb

1.
To bear fruit (Talh tree)classical
Said of the Talh tree when its fruit (علفة) appears.

العَلُوفَةnoun

1.
a she-camel or sheep that you feed and do not let graze freelyboth
a she-camel or sheep that you feed and do not let graze freely

العَلِيفَةnoun

1.
a she-camel or sheep that you feed and do not let graze freelyboth
a she-camel or sheep that you feed and do not let graze freely

العَلَافِيَّاتnoun

1.
Large saddlesclassical
Large saddles, attributed to a man named 'Allaf from the tribe of Quda'ah.

العَلْفُوفadjective

1.
Rough/uncouth (man)classical
A rough, uncouth, or coarse man, especially an elderly one.

Parallel reading

العلف للدواب، والجمع علاف مثل جبل وجبال

Fodder is for beasts of burden, and its plural is 'ilaf, like jabal and jibāl.

وقد علفت الدابة علفا

And the animal was fed fodder.

علفتها تبنا وماء باردا

I fed it straw and cold water.

حتى شتت همالة عيناها أي وسيقتها ماء

Until its eyes streamed, meaning water drove it.

والموضع معلف بالكسر

And the place is ma'laf with a kasrah.

والعلف: ثمر الطلح، وهو مثل الباقلى والغض، يخرج فترعاه الابل، الواحدة علفة، مثال قبر وقبرة

And 'alaf: the fruit of the Talh tree, which is like green peas and tender, it emerges and camels graze on it. The singular is 'alafah, like qubr and qubarah.

وقد أعلف الطلح، أي خرج علفه

And the Talh tree has borne fruit, meaning its fruit has emerged.

والعلوفة والعليفة: النافة أو الشاة تعلفها ولا ترسلها فترعى

And al-'alūfah and al-'alīfah: the ewe or she-goat that you feed by hand and do not let out to graze.

والعلافيات: الرحال العظيمة، منسوبة إلى رجل اسمه علاف من قضاعة

And al-'alāfiyyāt: large saddles, attributed to a man named 'Allaf from Quda'ah.

هي الصاحب الادنى وبيني وبينها مجوف علافى وقطع ونمرق

She is the closest companion, and between me and her is a hollowed-out 'alāfī saddle, cushions, and a rug.

والعلفوف: الجافي من الرجال المسن، عن يعقوب

And al-'alfüf: the coarse, elderly man, according to Ya'qub.

يسر إذا كان الشتاء وأمحلوا في القوم غير كبنة علفوف

He is pleased when winter comes and they are in drought among the people, except for a coarse young man.

قوله: يسر، أي ياسر

His saying: yusir, means yāsir.