عرفج
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عَرْفَج
Arabic
Etymology
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Noun
عَرْفَج • (ʕarfaj) m (collective, singulative عَرْفَجَة f (ʕarfaja))
- Rhanterium epapposum (useful as tinder and grazing plant, and rarely for yellow colouring)
- by extension, other species of Rhanterium where those grow
Declension
Declension of noun عَرْفَج (ʕarfaj)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَرْفَج ʕarfaj |
الْعَرْفَج al-ʕarfaj |
عَرْفَج ʕarfaj |
| Nominative | عَرْفَجٌ ʕarfajun |
الْعَرْفَجُ al-ʕarfaju |
عَرْفَجُ ʕarfaju |
| Accusative | عَرْفَجًا ʕarfajan |
الْعَرْفَجَ al-ʕarfaja |
عَرْفَجَ ʕarfaja |
| Genitive | عَرْفَجٍ ʕarfajin |
الْعَرْفَجِ al-ʕarfaji |
عَرْفَجِ ʕarfaji |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَرْفَجَة ʕarfaja |
الْعَرْفَجَة al-ʕarfaja |
عَرْفَجَة ʕarfajat |
| Nominative | عَرْفَجَةٌ ʕarfajatun |
الْعَرْفَجَةُ al-ʕarfajatu |
عَرْفَجَةُ ʕarfajatu |
| Accusative | عَرْفَجَةً ʕarfajatan |
الْعَرْفَجَةَ al-ʕarfajata |
عَرْفَجَةَ ʕarfajata |
| Genitive | عَرْفَجَةٍ ʕarfajatin |
الْعَرْفَجَةِ al-ʕarfajati |
عَرْفَجَةِ ʕarfajati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عَرْفَجَتَيْن ʕarfajatayn |
الْعَرْفَجَتَيْن al-ʕarfajatayn |
عَرْفَجَتَيْ ʕarfajatay |
| Nominative | عَرْفَجَتَانِ ʕarfajatāni |
الْعَرْفَجَتَانِ al-ʕarfajatāni |
عَرْفَجَتَا ʕarfajatā |
| Accusative | عَرْفَجَتَيْنِ ʕarfajatayni |
الْعَرْفَجَتَيْنِ al-ʕarfajatayni |
عَرْفَجَتَيْ ʕarfajatay |
| Genitive | عَرْفَجَتَيْنِ ʕarfajatayni |
الْعَرْفَجَتَيْنِ al-ʕarfajatayni |
عَرْفَجَتَيْ ʕarfajatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَرْفَجَات ʕarfajāt |
الْعَرْفَجَات al-ʕarfajāt |
عَرْفَجَات ʕarfajāt |
| Nominative | عَرْفَجَاتٌ ʕarfajātun |
الْعَرْفَجَاتُ al-ʕarfajātu |
عَرْفَجَاتُ ʕarfajātu |
| Accusative | عَرْفَجَاتٍ ʕarfajātin |
الْعَرْفَجَاتِ al-ʕarfajāti |
عَرْفَجَاتِ ʕarfajāti |
| Genitive | عَرْفَجَاتٍ ʕarfajātin |
الْعَرْفَجَاتِ al-ʕarfajāti |
عَرْفَجَاتِ ʕarfajāti |
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “عرفج”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2017
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, pages 8, 30–31, 62, 74–75, 96, 103, 143, 206, 211, 259, 332