علف

Meaning

Noun

fodder, provender, grass, hay

Verb

to feed (an animal), to fodder

Verb

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

Concepts

feed

fodder

hay

feeding

karma

eating

forage

eat

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Synonyms

أكل

🍽️

أطعم

حشيش

رضى

طعم

🍽️

حَشِيش

تِبْن

آكل

اقتات

شجع

غذى

لقم

كارما

دَرِيس

جَفِيف

تغذّى

اِقْتات

أشبع

علِيق

Translations

forragens

forraje

alimentazione

alimentação

Fütterung

alimentación

alimentation

foraggio

forragem

menjar-se

Viehfutter

Heu

χορτονομή

jalar

Etymology

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.