Arabic vocabulary
عَلَفَnurture in Arabic
عَلَفَ is how you say “nurture” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فالنفس كالدابة، إن أحسنت عِلفها ومَشْيها وصلت بك إلى المرعى، وإن أطلقت لها العِنان أوردتك مورد الهلكة
For the soul is like a beast; if you nurture and guide it well, it will lead you to pasture, but if you give it free rein, it will bring you to destruction.
عَلَفَهَا — its sustenance. 'alaf' = 'fodder, feed'; '-ha' = 'its', so 'its fodder'. Object here.
From: Small Daily Habits →
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