ريف

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

An ancient borrowing of Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr (temple), due to agricultural properties in Egypt, which Bedouins roamed, having been administrated by temples. The similarity to Akkadian 𒊑𒅁𒄣 (ri-ip-qu /⁠ripqu⁠/, field broken up for cultivation) is coincidental.

Noun[edit]

رِيف (rīfm (plural أَرْيَاف (ʔaryāf))

  1. countryside, rural area, thorp land
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
  • رَافَ (rāfa, to approach the countryside; to abide in the village)
  • رَيَّفَ (rayyafa, to give rural character to)
  • أَرْيَفَ (ʔaryafa, to approach the countryside; to abide in the village; to abound in produce)
  • تَرَيَّفَ (tarayyafa, to approach the countryside; to abide in the village)
  • رِيفِيّ (rīfiyy, connected to the countryside)
Descendants[edit]
  • Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡉࡐࡀ

Etymology 2[edit]

Denominal verb of رِيف (rīf).

Verb[edit]

رَيَّفَ (rayyafa) II, non-past يُرَيِّفُ‎ (yurayyifu)

  1. to give rural character too
Conjugation[edit]

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