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عَلَفَةٌ

Root: علف

Full Definition

عَلَفَةٌ The food, or victuals, of soldiers; as also عُلُوفَةٌ [which is a pl. of عَلَفٌ , or perhaps it is correctly عَلُوفَةٌ , which is expl. by Golius as meaning a stipend, peculiarly of a soldier].
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