قطيفة
العربية
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قطيفة
- /qa.tˤiː.fa/
- /ɡa.tˤiː.fa/ Hijazi
- [ʔɑˈtˤiːfɑ] Egyptian
Where it comes from
From قَطَفَ (qaṭafa, “to pluck”), therefore perhaps originally meaning piled cloth.
noun قَطِيفَة · qaṭīfa · قَطَائِف · قُطُف · الْقَطِيفَة
- satin, velvet
- a fabric made of satin or velvet (which might be a blanket or a carpet or a person’s dress)
- a kind of fritter or cheburek, qatayef (chiefly found in the plural قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif), and in its vulgar form قَطَايِف (qaṭāyif))
- African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
In English
Talk about this word "قطيفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. قطيفة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9 "قطيفة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9.Cite this
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