Hebrew edit

 
רקפתCyclamen persicum

Etymology edit

Root
ר־ק־ף (r-q-p)

Akin to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic רקפתא (/⁠*raqəp̄tā⁠/), Arabic رَقَف (raqaf), رَكَف (rakaf) of the same meaning. The origin is unknown.

Noun edit

רַקֶּפֶת (rakéfetf (plural indefinite רַקָּפוֹת) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. cyclamen

References edit

  • רקפת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit