رقف

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Arabic

رَقَف – Leontice leontopetalum
رَقَف – Cyclamen persicum

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic רקפתא (/⁠*raqəp̄tā⁠/), already used in the sixth century, the further origin is obscure.

Pronunciation

Noun

رَقَف • (raqaf) m

  1. lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
  2. 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

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 October 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, pages 304–307
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