رقف

Arabic

رَقَفLeontice leontopetalum
رَقَفCyclamen latifolium

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic רקפתא (/*raqəp̄tā/), already used in the sixth century, the further origin is obscure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.qaf/

Noun

رَقَف (raqaf) m

  1. lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
  2. sowbread (Cyclamen spp., especially Cyclamen latifolium the leaves of which are filled and eaten as rolls, the roots are used for saponin)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:بخور مريم

Declension

References

  • אמוץ דפני וסאלח עקל ח'טיב”, in צמח השדה (in Hebrew), 2011-10-13
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 289
  • Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 77
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 304–307
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