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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of settling, fixing, or becoming firm, particularly in the context of snow or a physical location. It also extends to a specific botanical term.

Derived headwords

اِرْتَكَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to settle and stickclassical

    To fall and become fixed or embedded in the ground, often used to describe snow.

الرَّكْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    root of a plantclassical

    The base or root of a specific plant, identified as 'al-'arṭanīthā' in Egyptian Arabic.

Parallel reading

ارتكف الثلج، أهمله الجوهري، وقال شمر: أي وقع فثبت في الأرض
The snow settled and stuck; al-Jawhari neglected it, and al-Shammār said: it means to fall and become fixed in the earth.
زاد في اللسان: كقولك في الفارسية: بنشست
In al-Lisān it is added: like you say in Persian: 'binishist' (settled).
الرَّكْفَة، محركة: أصل العرطنيثا، مصرية
Al-rakfah, with harakah (vowelization): the root of al-'arṭanīthā, Egyptian.