رفرف

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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]