إِلْفٌ
Root: الف
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إِلْفٌ
[originally an Verbal.Noun of أَلِفَهُ, q. v.,] He with whom one is familiar, sociable, companionable, friendly, or amicable; he to whom one keeps or cleaves; [a constant companion or associate; a mate; a fellow; a yoke-fellow; one who is familiar, &c., with another or others; (see مُؤَلَّفٌ;)] i. q.
أَلِيفٌ ; which is an act. part. n. of أَلِفَهُ; as is also
آلِفٌ ; and
أَلِفٌ also is syn. with أَلِيفٌ: the female is termed إِلْفَةٌ and إِلْفٌ; both of these signifying a woman with whom thou art familiar, &c., and who is familiar, &c., with thee: and the fem. of
آلِفٌ is آلِفَةٌ: the pl. of إِلْفٌ is آلَافٌ; which is also pl. of
أَلِفٌ : and that of
أَلِيفٌ is أَلَائِفُ and أُلَفَآءُ: and that of
آلِفٌ is أُلَّافٌ and آلَافٌ, like as أَنْصَارٌ is pl. of نَاصِرٌ, and so, in my opinion, [says ISd,] is أُلُوفٌ, like as شُهُودٌ is pl. of شَاهِدٌ, though some say that it is pl. of إِلْفٌ: and the pl. of
is أَوَالِفُ and آلِفَاتٌ. You say, فثلَانٌ إِلْفِى and
[Such a one is my constant companion or associate, &c.] And حَنَّتِ الإِلْفُ إِلَى إِلْفِ [The female mate yearned towards the mate]. And نَزَعَ البَعِيرُ إِلَى آلَافِهِ [The camel yearned towards his mates]. أُلَّافٌ, or آلَافٌ is said by IAar to mean Persons who keep to the large towns, or cities. أُلُوفٌ in the Kur ii. 244 is said by some to be pl. of إِلْفٌ or of
آلِفٌ : but by others, to signify "thousands." الطَّيْرِ signifies The birds that keep to Mekkeh and the sacred territory: and الحَمَامِ
Domestic pigeons.
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