See also: فرقة

Arabic

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Etymology

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Referenced as κάρφεα (kárphea, cinnamon) in Herodotus's Histories in connection to Arabia by 440 BC, as well as being attested as a name in Pre-Islamic Arabia; containers with cinnamon residue have been found in the Levant dating to 3,000 years ago.[1] Related to قِلْف (qilf, bark, rind), قِلَافَة (qilāfa, bark, outer covering), and Classical Syriac ܩܠܦܬܐ (qlāp̄tā, bark, peel); perhaps ultimately an early Semitic borrowing from a Dravidian language such as the precursor of the Tamil கருவா (karuvā, cinnamon or clove tree).

Noun

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قِرْفَة (qirfaf

  1. cinnamon
    Synonym: دَارْصِينِيّ (dārṣīniyy)

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Egyptian Arabic

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From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).

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قرفة (ʔirfaf

  1. cinnamon

Hijazi Arabic

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From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).

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  • IPA(key): /ɡir.fa/, [ɡɪr.fa]

Noun

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قرفة (girfaf

  1. cinnamon

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).

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قرفة (qarfaf (usually uncountable)

  1. cinnamon

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِرْفَة (qirfa).

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Noun

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قرفة (ʔirfef

  1. cinnamon