ريف

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

رِيف • (rīf) m (plural أَرْيَاف (ʔaryāf))

  1. countryside, rural area, thorp land
Declension
Derived terms
  • 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
  • → Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡉࡐࡀ

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of رِيف (rīf).

Verb

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

  1. to give rural character too
Conjugation

References

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