قرفة
See also: فرقة
Arabic
Etymology
Referenced as κάρφεα (kárphea, “cinnamon”) in Herodotus's Histories in connection to Arabia by 440 B.C., 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 (qilāfaᵗ, “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
قِرْفَة • (qirfa) f
- cinnamon
- Synonym: دَارْصِينِيّ (dārṣīniyy)
Declension
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
- 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
Etymology
Noun
قرفة • (qirfa(t))
Hijazi Arabic
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
قِرفَة • (girfa) f pl
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
قَرفَة • (qarfa) f pl
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- Arabic terms borrowed from Dravidian languages
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- Arabic lemmas
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- ar:Spices
- ar:Laurel family plants
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- arz:Spices
- arz:Laurel family plants
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- Hijazi Arabic pluralia tantum
- acw:Spices
- acw:Laurel family plants
- Moroccan Arabic 2-syllable words
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- Moroccan Arabic nouns
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