لفافة

See also: لفافه

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ل ف ف (l-f-f)

Compare لَفَّ (laffa, “to surround, to wrap, to envelope”). Compare Classical Syriac ܠܦܦܐ (lp̄āp̄ā, “envelope”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /li.faː.fa/
Audio (file)

Noun edit

لِفَافَة • (lifāfa) f (plural لَفَائِف (lafāʔif) or لِفَافَات (lifāfāt))

envelope, wrapping, covering, swaddling; wrap, bundle

Declension edit

Declension of noun لِفَافَة (lifāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفَافَة lifāfa	اللِّفَافَة al-lifāfa	لِفَافَة lifāfat
Nominative	لِفَافَةٌ lifāfatun	اللِّفَافَةُ al-lifāfatu	لِفَافَةُ lifāfatu
Accusative	لِفَافَةً lifāfatan	اللِّفَافَةَ al-lifāfata	لِفَافَةَ lifāfata
Genitive	لِفَافَةٍ lifāfatin	اللِّفَافَةِ al-lifāfati	لِفَافَةِ lifāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفَافَتَيْن lifāfatayn	اللِّفَافَتَيْن al-lifāfatayn	لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay
Nominative	لِفَافَتَانِ lifāfatāni	اللِّفَافَتَانِ al-lifāfatāni	لِفَافَتَا lifāfatā
Accusative	لِفَافَتَيْنِ lifāfatayni	اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ al-lifāfatayni	لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay
Genitive	لِفَافَتَيْنِ lifāfatayni	اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ al-lifāfatayni	لِفَافَتَيْ lifāfatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفَائِف‎; لِفَافَات lafāʔif‎; lifāfāt	اللَّفَائِف‎; اللِّفَافَات al-lafāʔif‎; al-lifāfāt	لَفَائِف‎; لِفَافَات lafāʔif‎; lifāfāt
Nominative	لَفَائِفُ‎; لِفَافَاتٌ lafāʔifu‎; lifāfātun	اللَّفَائِفُ‎; اللِّفَافَاتُ al-lafāʔifu‎; al-lifāfātu	لَفَائِفُ‎; لِفَافَاتُ lafāʔifu‎; lifāfātu
Accusative	لَفَائِفَ‎; لِفَافَاتٍ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfātin	اللَّفَائِفَ‎; اللِّفَافَاتِ al-lafāʔifa‎; al-lifāfāti	لَفَائِفَ‎; لِفَافَاتِ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfāti
Genitive	لَفَائِفَ‎; لِفَافَاتٍ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfātin	اللَّفَائِفِ‎; اللِّفَافَاتِ al-lafāʔifi‎; al-lifāfāti	لَفَائِفِ‎; لِفَافَاتِ lafāʔifi‎; lifāfāti

Descendants edit

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: लिफ़ाफ़ा (lifāfā)

Urdu: لفافہ (lifāfā)
→ Odia: ଲଫାଫା (lôphapha)
→ Ottoman Turkish: لفافه (lifafe)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ (lafāfā)

Shahmukhi script: لفافہ (lifāfā)
→ Telugu: లిఫాఫా (liphāphā)

References edit

ابن منظور. «لفافة»، لسان العرب.