رقف
Arabic
رَقَف – Leontice leontopetalum
رَقَف – Cyclamen latifolium
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 latifolium the leaves of which are filled and eaten as rolls, the roots are used for saponin)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:بخور مريم
Declension
Declension of noun رَقَف (raqaf)
| 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 (in Hebrew), 2011-10-13
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 289
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 304–307