قرفة
See also: فرقة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
قِرْفَة • (qirfa) f
- cinnamon
- Synonym: دَارْصِينِيّ (dārṣīniyy)
Declension edit
Declension of noun قِرْفَة (qirfa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قِرْفَة qirfa |
الْقِرْفَة al-qirfa |
قِرْفَة qirfat |
| Nominative | قِرْفَةٌ qirfatun |
الْقِرْفَةُ al-qirfatu |
قِرْفَةُ qirfatu |
| Accusative | قِرْفَةً qirfatan |
الْقِرْفَةَ al-qirfata |
قِرْفَةَ qirfata |
| Genitive | قِرْفَةٍ qirfatin |
الْقِرْفَةِ al-qirfati |
قِرْفَةِ qirfati |
References edit
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “قرف”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2987
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “قلف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 921
- ^ Live Science, Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel
Egyptian Arabic edit
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قرفة • (ʔirfa) f
Hijazi Arabic edit
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قرفة • (girfa) f
Moroccan Arabic edit
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قرفة • (qarfa) f (usually uncountable)
South Levantine Arabic edit
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Noun edit
قرفة • (ʔirfe) f