علف

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ل ف (ʕ-l-f)

The noun عَلَف (ʕalaf, fodder) is the most-frequent word of this root and, apparently its singular origin, hails from a form within the root ء ل ف (ʔ-l-f) such as أَلِفَ (ʔalifa, to start to like said about animals near their nourishment) etc. as quoted there.

Noun

عَلَف • (ʕalaf) m

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay
    Synonym: قَصِيل (qaṣīl)

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: għalf
  • Azerbaijani: yulaf
  • Gujarati: અલફ (alaph)
  • Persian: یولاف
  • Ottoman Turkish: یولاف

Noun

عُلَّف • (ʕullaf) m (collective, singulative عُلَّفَة f (ʕullafa))

  1. edible seeds or fruits of an acacia
  2. (Sudan) umbrella thorn acacia (Vachellia tortilis)

Declension

Verb

عَلَفَ • (ʕalafa) I, non-past يَعْلِفُ‎ (yaʕlifu)

  1. to feed (an animal), to fodder

Conjugation

Verb

عَلَّفَ • (ʕallafa) II, non-past يُعَلِّفُ‎ (yuʕallifu)

  1. to give abundant fodder, to feed
  2. to grow pods (said of an acacia)
    Synonym: أَعْلَفَ (ʔaʕlafa)

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ع ل ف
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَلَّفَ (ʕallafa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕal.laf/

Verb

علّف • (ʕallaf) II (non-past يعلف (yʕallaf))

  1. to feed (animals)
    Synonym: سمّن (samman)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of علف
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m علّفت (ʕallaft) علّفتي (ʕallafti) علّف (ʕallaf) علّفنا (ʕallafna) علّفتوا (ʕallaftu) علّفوا (ʕallfu)
f علّفت (ʕallfāt)
non-past m نعلّف (nʕallaf) تعلّف (tʕallaf) يعلّف (yʕallaf) نعلّفوا (nʕallfu) تعلّفوا (tʕallfu) يعلّفوا (yʕallfu)
f تعلّفي (tʕallfi) تعلّف (tʕallaf)
imperative m علّف (ʕallaf) علّفوا (ʕallfu)
f علّفي (ʕallfi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَلِفَ (ʕalifa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕlaf/

Verb

علف • (ʕlaf) I (non-past يعلف (yaʕlaf))

  1. to be fed (animals)
    Synonym: تعلّف (tʕallaf)
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕalf/

Noun

علف • (ʕalf) m (usually uncountable)

  1. fodder
  2. hay

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf). Somewhat eclipsed native اسپست (aspast) and واش (vâš) in standard Persian.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.lǽf]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.lǽf]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.lǽf]

Readings
Classical reading? alaf
Dari reading? alaf
Iranian reading? alaf
Tajik reading? alaf

Noun

علف • ('alaf) (plural علف‌ها ('alaf-hâ))

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay
    Synonyms: اسپست (aspast), واش (vâš)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian علف ('alaf), from Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf).

Noun

علف • ('alaf) m (Hindi spelling अलफ़)

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay
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