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مَأْلَفٌ

Root: الف

Full Definition

مَأْلَفٌ [An accustomed place;] a place to which a man keeps or cleaves; [which he frequents, or to which he habitually resorts;] with which he is familiar, or to which he is accustomed; a place with which men or camels [or birds and the like] are familiar, &c.
2 And hence, Leafy trees to which animals of the chase draw near.
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