شفلح

Etymology
While the shape suggests a plant name, the ending is rather part of an  root  /  (as in ) or  /, which have been used for plant capsules bursting open such as the developing caperberry does; 🇨🇬 /  is specifically attested as meaning caper. Compare parallel developments in ; and indeed is from a root used for slit offerings. The leading syllable in the present Arabic word is the causative prefix.

Noun

 * 1) caper and its produce