لفافة

See also: لفافه‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ف ف‎ (l-f-f); compare لَفَّ‎ (laffa, “to surround, to wrap, to envelope”). Compare Classical Syriac ܠܦܦܐ‎ (lp̄āp̄ā, “envelope”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li.faː.fa/
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Noun

لِفَافَة • (lifāfa) f (plural لَفَائِف‎ (lafāʔif) or لِفَافَات‎ (lifāfāt))

envelope, wrapping, covering, swaddling; wrap, bundle

Declension

Declension of noun لِفَافَة (lifāfa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفَافَة lifāfa	اللِّفَافَة‎ al-lifāfa	لِفَافَة lifāfat
Nominative	لِفَافَةٌ lifāfatun	اللِّفَافَةُ‎ al-lifāfatu	لِفَافَةُ lifāfatu
Accusative	لِفَافَةً lifāfatan	اللِّفَافَةَ‎ al-lifāfata	لِفَافَةَ lifāfata
Genitive	لِفَافَةٍ lifāfatin	اللِّفَافَةِ‎ al-lifāfati	لِفَافَةِ lifāfati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِفَافَتَيْن‎ lifāfatayn	اللِّفَافَتَيْن‎ al-lifāfatayn	لِفَافَتَيْ‎ lifāfatay
Nominative	لِفَافَتَانِ‎ lifāfatāni	اللِّفَافَتَانِ‎ al-lifāfatāni	لِفَافَتَا‎ lifāfatā
Accusative	لِفَافَتَيْنِ‎ lifāfatayni	اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ‎ al-lifāfatayni	لِفَافَتَيْ‎ lifāfatay
Genitive	لِفَافَتَيْنِ‎ lifāfatayni	اللِّفَافَتَيْنِ‎ al-lifāfatayni	لِفَافَتَيْ‎ lifāfatay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَفَائِف‎‎; لِفَافَات‎ lafāʔif‎; lifāfāt	اللَّفَائِف‎‎; اللِّفَافَات‎ al-lafāʔif‎; al-lifāfāt	لَفَائِف‎‎; لِفَافَات‎ lafāʔif‎; lifāfāt
Nominative	لَفَائِفُ‎‎; لِفَافَاتٌ‎ lafāʔifu‎; lifāfātun	اللَّفَائِفُ‎‎; اللِّفَافَاتُ‎ al-lafāʔifu‎; al-lifāfātu	لَفَائِفُ‎‎; لِفَافَاتُ‎ lafāʔifu‎; lifāfātu
Accusative	لَفَائِفَ‎‎; لِفَافَاتٍ‎ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfātin	اللَّفَائِفَ‎‎; اللِّفَافَاتِ‎ al-lafāʔifa‎; al-lifāfāti	لَفَائِفَ‎‎; لِفَافَاتِ‎ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfāti
Genitive	لَفَائِفَ‎‎; لِفَافَاتٍ‎ lafāʔifa‎; lifāfātin	اللَّفَائِفِ‎‎; اللِّفَافَاتِ‎ al-lafāʔifi‎; al-lifāfāti	لَفَائِفِ‎‎; لِفَافَاتِ‎ lafāʔifi‎; lifāfāti

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: लिफ़ाफ़ा (lifāfā)

Urdu: لفافہ‎ (lifāfā)
→ Ottoman Turkish: لفافه‎ (lifafe)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਲਫ਼ਾਫ਼ਾ (lafāfā)

Shahmukhi script: لفافہ‎ (lifāfā)

References

ابن منظور. «لفافة»، لسان العرب.‎

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