Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

عَلَف (ʕalafm

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

Declension edit

Descendants edit

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

Noun edit

عُلَّف (ʕullafm (collective, singulative عُلَّفَة f (ʕullafa))

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

Declension edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to feed (an animal), to fodder

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

Moroccan Arabic edit

Root
ع ل ف
1 term

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic عَلَّفَ (ʕallafa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to feed (animals)
    Synonym: سمّن (samman)
Conjugation edit
    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 edit

From Arabic عَلِفَ (ʕalifa).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

علف (ʕlaf) I (non-past يعلف (yaʕlaf))

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

From Arabic عَلَف (ʕalaf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

علف (ʕalfm (usually uncountable)

  1. fodder
  2. hay

Persian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

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

Noun edit

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

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

References edit

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

علف ('alafm (Hindi spelling अलफ़)

  1. fodder, provender, grass, hay