رنف
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Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, perhaps univerbation of رَيًّا (rayyan, “aroma”) or رَوَاء (rawāʔ, “aroma”) from the root ر و ي (r-w-y) or a different element with أَنْف (ʔanf, “nose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
رَنْف or رَنَف • (ranf or ranaf) m
- Delonix elata (syn. Caesalpinia elata, Poinciana elata)
- by extension, the whole genus Delonix and any species thereunder
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun رَنْف (ranf); رَنَف (ranaf)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَنْف; رَنَف ranf; ranaf |
الرَّنْف; الرَّنَف ar-ranf; ar-ranaf |
رَنْف; رَنَف ranf; ranaf |
Nominative | رَنْفٌ; رَنَفٌ ranfun; ranafun |
الرَّنْفُ; الرَّنَفُ ar-ranfu; ar-ranafu |
رَنْفُ; رَنَفُ ranfu; ranafu |
Accusative | رَنْفًا; رَنَفًا ranfan; ranafan |
الرَّنْفَ; الرَّنَفَ ar-ranfa; ar-ranafa |
رَنْفَ; رَنَفَ ranfa; ranafa |
Genitive | رَنْفٍ; رَنَفٍ ranfin; ranafin |
الرَّنْفِ; الرَّنَفِ ar-ranfi; ar-ranafi |
رَنْفِ; رَنَفِ ranfi; ranafi |
References[edit]
- Corriente, Federico, Pereira, Christophe, Vicente, Angeles, editors (2017), Dictionnaire du faisceau dialectal arabe andalou. Perspectives phraséologiques et étymologiques (in French), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 562, where it has the glosses Salix balchia (an unresolvable species name mainly occurring in Orientalist literature) and Clematis flammula instead