ناطف
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ناطف
- /naː.tˤif/
Where it comes from
Either from the root ن ط ف (n ṭ f) related to dribbling, spilling, because of the manner cream is created, or an Aramaic borrowing, since soapwort has been used to make a foam sugared and used as a surrogate for egg white foam (meringue) or whipped cream, and the Aramaic root cognate to ن ظ ف (n ẓ f) would be נ־ט־ף (n-ṭ-p̄) which however just means “to drip”, perhaps the source of the uncommon Arabic root. The Iberian turrón type of candy is claimed to be a material borrowing from Arabic practice.
noun نَاطِف · nāṭif · النَّاطِف · نَاطِفٌ
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a kind of nougat or hard candy from cream or foam hardened with sugar
Similar: قُبَّيْط
In English
- nougat a confection of egg white, a sweetener, and (usually) nuts — see also turron
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