رغيف

Arabic

Alternative forms

• رَغِيفَة (raḡīfa) — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic *רְעִיפְתׇּא (rəʿīp̄tā) (attested: רִיפְתָּא (rīp̄tā)) / ܪܥܝܼܦܬܵܐ (rəʿīp̄tā), diminutive of ܪܲܥܦܵܐ (raʿpā, “loaf of bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ɣiːf/

Noun

رَغِيف • (raḡīf) m (plural رُغُف (ruḡuf) or أَرْغِفَة (ʔarḡifa) or رُغْفَان (ruḡfān)) (countable)

1. a loaf; a bread roll; a bun

Declension

Declension of noun رَغِيف (raḡīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَغِيف raḡīf	الرَّغِيف ar-raḡīf	رَغِيف raḡīf
Nominative	رَغِيفٌ raḡīfun	الرَّغِيفُ ar-raḡīfu	رَغِيفُ raḡīfu
Accusative	رَغِيفًا raḡīfan	الرَّغِيفَ ar-raḡīfa	رَغِيفَ raḡīfa
Genitive	رَغِيفٍ raḡīfin	الرَّغِيفِ ar-raḡīfi	رَغِيفِ raḡīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَغِيفَيْن raḡīfayn	الرَّغِيفَيْن ar-raḡīfayn	رَغِيفَيْ raḡīfay
Nominative	رَغِيفَانِ raḡīfāni	الرَّغِيفَانِ ar-raḡīfāni	رَغِيفَا raḡīfā
Accusative	رَغِيفَيْنِ raḡīfayni	الرَّغِيفَيْنِ ar-raḡīfayni	رَغِيفَيْ raḡīfay
Genitive	رَغِيفَيْنِ raḡīfayni	الرَّغِيفَيْنِ ar-raḡīfayni	رَغِيفَيْ raḡīfay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رُغُف‎; أَرْغِفَة‎; رُغْفَان ruḡuf‎; ʔarḡifa‎; ruḡfān	الرُّغُف‎; الْأَرْغِفَة‎; الرُّغْفَان ar-ruḡuf‎; al-ʔarḡifa‎; ar-ruḡfān	رُغُف‎; أَرْغِفَة‎; رُغْفَان ruḡuf‎; ʔarḡifat‎; ruḡfān
Nominative	رُغُفٌ‎; أَرْغِفَةٌ‎; رُغْفَانٌ ruḡufun‎; ʔarḡifatun‎; ruḡfānun	الرُّغُفُ‎; الْأَرْغِفَةُ‎; الرُّغْفَانُ ar-ruḡufu‎; al-ʔarḡifatu‎; ar-ruḡfānu	رُغُفُ‎; أَرْغِفَةُ‎; رُغْفَانُ ruḡufu‎; ʔarḡifatu‎; ruḡfānu
Accusative	رُغُفًا‎; أَرْغِفَةً‎; رُغْفَانًا ruḡufan‎; ʔarḡifatan‎; ruḡfānan	الرُّغُفَ‎; الْأَرْغِفَةَ‎; الرُّغْفَانَ ar-ruḡufa‎; al-ʔarḡifata‎; ar-ruḡfāna	رُغُفَ‎; أَرْغِفَةَ‎; رُغْفَانَ ruḡufa‎; ʔarḡifata‎; ruḡfāna
Genitive	رُغُفٍ‎; أَرْغِفَةٍ‎; رُغْفَانٍ ruḡufin‎; ʔarḡifatin‎; ruḡfānin	الرُّغُفِ‎; الْأَرْغِفَةِ‎; الرُّغْفَانِ ar-ruḡufi‎; al-ʔarḡifati‎; ar-ruḡfāni	رُغُفِ‎; أَرْغِفَةِ‎; رُغْفَانِ ruḡufi‎; ʔarḡifati‎; ruḡfāni

Descendants

• Andalusian Arabic:
  • → Galician: regueifa
  • → Portuguese: regueifa
  • → Spanish: regaifa

References

• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 740a
• 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 544
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3957

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَغِيف (raḡīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ɣiːf/

Noun

رغيف • (raḡīf) m (plural أرغفة (ʔarḡifa))

1. loaf

   رَغِيف خُبُز ― raḡīf ḵubuz ― a loaf of bread

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَغِيف (raḡīf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɣiːf/, [rɣiːf]

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Noun

رغيف • (rḡīf) m (plural أرغفة (ʔarḡife) or إرغفة (ʔirḡfe))

1. loaf

   رغيف خبز ― rḡīf ḵubz ― a loaf of bread