زعف

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَعَف (saʕaf), with an irregular change of s > z.

Noun

زعف • (zaʔafm (collective, singulative زعفاي f (zaʔafāy))

  1. palm leaves

References

  • Heath, Judith; Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021), Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 156
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999), Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 1331