رقف
Arabic
Alternative forms
- رَكَف (rakaf)
Etymology
From Aramaic רקפתא (/*raqəp̄tā/), already used in the sixth century, the further origin is obscure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ra.qaf/
Noun
رَقَف • (raqaf) m
- lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
- sowbread (Cyclamen spp., especially Cyclamen persicum the leaves of which are filled and eaten as rolls, the roots are used for saponin)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:بخور مريم
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | رَقَف raqaf |
الرَّقَف ar-raqaf |
رَقَف raqaf |
| nominative | رَقَفٌ raqafun |
الرَّقَفُ ar-raqafu |
رَقَفُ raqafu |
| accusative | رَقَفًا raqafan |
الرَّقَفَ ar-raqafa |
رَقَفَ raqafa |
| genitive | رَقَفٍ raqafin |
الرَّقَفِ ar-raqafi |
رَقَفِ raqafi |
References
- “אמוץ דפני וסאלח עקל ח'טיב”, in צמח השדה[1] (in Hebrew), 13 October 2011
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 289
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[4] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, , pages 304–307