لفافة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ل ف ف (l-f-f); compare لَفَّ (laffa, “to surround, to wrap, to envelope”). Compare Classical Syriac ܠܦܦܐ (lp̄āp̄ā, “envelope”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.faː.fa/
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Noun
لِفَافَة • (lifāfa) f (plural لَفَائِف (lafāʾif) or لِفَافَات (lifāfāt))
- envelope, wrapping, covering, swaddling; wrap, bundle
Declension
Declension of noun لِفَافَة (lifāfa)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لِفَافَة lifāfa | اللِّفَافَة al-lifāfa | لِفَافَة lifāfat |
Nominative | لِفَافَةٌ lifāfatun | اللِّفَافَةُ al-lifāfatu | لِفَافَةُ lifāfatu |
Accusative | لِفَافَةً lifāfatan | اللِّفَافَةَ al-lifāfata | لِفَافَةَ lifāfata |
Genitive | لِفَافَةٍ lifāfatin | اللِّفَافَةِ al-lifāfati | لِفَافَةِ lifāfati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | لِفَافَتَيْن lifāfatayn | اللِّفَافَتَيْن al-lifāfatayn | لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay |
Nominative | لِفَافَتَانِ lifāfatāni | اللِّفَافَتَانِ al-lifāfatāni | لِفَافَتَا lifāfatā |
Accusative | لِفَافَتَيْنِ lifāfatayni | اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ al-lifāfatayni | لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay |
Genitive | لِفَافَتَيْنِ lifāfatayni | اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ al-lifāfatayni | لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote; sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لَفَائِف; لِفَافَات lafāʾif; lifāfāt | اللَّفَائِف; اللِّفَافَات al-lafāʾif; al-lifāfāt | لَفَائِف; لِفَافَات lafāʾif; lifāfāt |
Nominative | لَفَائِفُ; لِفَافَاتٌ lafāʾifu; lifāfātun | اللَّفَائِفُ; اللِّفَافَاتُ al-lafāʾifu; al-lifāfātu | لَفَائِفُ; لِفَافَاتُ lafāʾifu; lifāfātu |
Accusative | لَفَائِفَ; لِفَافَاتٍ lafāʾifa; lifāfātin | اللَّفَائِفَ; اللِّفَافَاتِ al-lafāʾifa; al-lifāfāti | لَفَائِفَ; لِفَافَاتِ lafāʾifa; lifāfāti |
Genitive | لَفَائِفَ; لِفَافَاتٍ lafāʾifa; lifāfātin | اللَّفَائِفِ; اللِّفَافَاتِ al-lafāʾifi; al-lifāfāti | لَفَائِفِ; لِفَافَاتِ lafāʾifi; lifāfāti |
References
- ابن منظور. «لفافة»، لسان العرب.