رقف

Arabic

رَقَف – Leontice leontopetalum

رَقَف – Cyclamen persicum

Alternative forms

• رَكَف (rakaf)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.qaf/

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^[1] (in Hebrew), 2011 October 13
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 289
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[3] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[4] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 304–307