رقف

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رقف

/ra.qaf/

Where it comes from

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

noun رَقَف · raqaf · الرَّقَف · رَقَفٌ

lion's leaf (Leontice leontopetalum)
sowbread (Cyclamen spp., especially Cyclamen persicum the leaves of which are filled and eaten as rolls, the roots are used for saponin)
Similar: بَخُور مَرْيَم (baḵūr maryam), بُخُور مَرْيَم, عَرْطَنِيثَا, زَعْمَطُوط, تُوتُو (tūtū), طُوطُو (ṭūṭū), زُوزُو, عَصَا الْرَاعِي, رَقَف (raqaf), رَكَف, صَابُون الْرَاعِي, أُذْن الْأَرْنَب

In English

lion's leaf Leontice leontopetalum

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"رقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%81. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"رقف." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%81.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {رقف},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}