رفرف

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Arabic

Etymology

From the reduplicated root ر ف ر ف (r-f-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܪܦܪܦ.

Verb

رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) Iq (non-past يُرَفْرِفُ (yurafrifu), verbal noun رَفْرَفَة (rafrafa))

  1. to waft, to flutter, to spread one's wings and flap it

Conjugation

Noun

رَفْرَف (rafrafm (collective)

  1. paddings, cushions, screens, any kind of soft furnishing that is spread somewhere
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 55:76:
      مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ
      muttakiʔīna ʕalā rafrafin ḵuḍrin waʕabqariyyin ḥisānin
      Reclining on virid cushions and fair carpets

Declension

Noun

رَفْرَف (rafrafm (plural رَفَارِف (rafārif))

  1. padding, cushion, screen, any kind of soft furnishing that is spread somewhere

Declension