قرفة
Arabic
Etymology
Referenced as κάρφεα (kárphea, “cinnamon”) in Herodotus's Histories in connection to Arabia by 440 BC, as well as being attested as a name in Pre-Islamic Arabia; containers with cinnamon residue have been found in the Levant dating to 3,000 years ago.[1] Related to قِلْف (qilf, “bark, rind”), قِلَافَة (qilāfa, “bark, outer covering”), and Classical Syriac ܩܠܦܬܐ (qlāp̄tā, “bark, peel”); perhaps ultimately an early Semitic borrowing from a Dravidian language such as the precursor of the Tamil கருவா (karuvā, “cinnamon or clove tree”).
Noun
قِرْفَة • (qirfa) f
- cinnamon
- Synonym: دَارْصِينِيّ (dārṣīniyy)
Declension
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قِرْفَة qirfa | الْقِرْفَة al-qirfa | قِرْفَة qirfat |
| Nominative | قِرْفَةٌ qirfatun | الْقِرْفَةُ al-qirfatu | قِرْفَةُ qirfatu |
| Accusative | قِرْفَةً qirfatan | الْقِرْفَةَ al-qirfata | قِرْفَةَ qirfata |
| Genitive | قِرْفَةٍ qirfatin | الْقِرْفَةِ al-qirfati | قِرْفَةِ qirfati |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “قرف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2987
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “قلف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 921
- Live Science, Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).
Noun
قرفة • (ʔirfa) f
- cinnamon
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡirfa/
Noun
قرفة • (girfa) f
- cinnamon
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qar.fa/
Noun
قرفة • (qarfa) f (usually uncountable)
- cinnamon
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔir.fe/
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡir.fe/
Noun
قرفة • (ʔirfe) f
- cinnamon