رقف
Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- رَكَف (rakaf)
Etymology
editFrom Aramaic רקפתא (/*raqəp̄tā/), already used in the sixth century, the further origin is obscure.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editرَقَف • (raqaf) m
- lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
- 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
editDeclension of noun رَقَف (raqaf)
References
edit- “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