Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the reduplicated root ر ف ر ف (r-f-r-f). Compare Classical Syriac ܪܦܪܦ.

Verb edit

رَفْرَفَ (rafrafa) Iq, non-past يُرَفْرِفُ‎ (yurafrifu)

  1. to waft, to flutter, to spread one's wings and flap it

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

رَفْرَف (rafrafm (collective)

  1. paddings, cushions, screens, any kind of soft furnishing that is spread somewhere
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 55:76:
      مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِيٍّ حِسَانٍ
      muttakiʔīna ʕalā rafrafin ḵuḍrin waʕabqariyyin ḥisānin
      Reclining on virid cushions and fair carpets

Declension edit

Noun edit

رَفْرَف (rafrafm (plural رَفَارِف (rafārif))

  1. padding, cushion, screen, any kind of soft furnishing that is spread somewhere

Declension edit