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noun[C]
A shelf; a flat board or surface fixed to a wall or placed in a piece of furniture for holding things.
raff
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the Arabic root ر ف ف, associated with flatness, spreading, or fluttering; the noun is a common Arabic word for a shelf.
Examples
وضعت الكتاب على رف عال.
waḍaʿtu al-kitāba ʿalā raffin ʿālin
I put the book on a high shelf.
امتلأ الرف بالكتب القديمة.
imtalaʾa ar-raffu bi-al-kutubi al-qadīmati
The shelf was filled with old books.
Collocations
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