Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عُوَافَةٌ

Root: عوف

Full Definition

عُوَافَةٌ and عُوَافٌ The prey which the lion seeks (مَا الأَسَدُ) by night, and which he devours.
2 And A thing that becomes, or has become, an acquisition of any one by night.


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