Etymograph

English

halfa grass

Halfa grass comes from Arabic حَلْفَاء ‘Stipa tenacissima’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentحَلْفَاءḥalfāas حَلْفَا‘Stipa tenacissima’
  2. Englishtodayhalfa grass

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentحَلْفَاءḥalfāas حَلْفَا‘Stipa tenacissima’
  2. Englishtodayhalfa grass

Every English word from Arabic حَلْفَاء

Today it means

noun A north African and south Asian grass of species Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.

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Etymograph / Arabic حَلْفَاء / halfa grass

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