طرفاء
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طَرْفَاء
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ط ر ف (ṭ-r-f) related to tips, extremes, limbs, أَطْرَاف (ʔaṭrāf), because of its dainty, lengthy extremities, jutting out from the terrains’ ledges.
Pronunciation
Noun
طَرْفَاء • (ṭarfāʔ) f (collective, singulative طَرْفَاءَة f (ṭarfāʔa))
- tamarisk (Tamarix spp.)
- c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802IA, Cap. 7, Art. 22, page 287:
- وأما غراسة الأرز وهو الذي يسمى السرول
قال هو نوعان أحدهما يشبه الطرفاء والآخر يشبه العرعر- About the planting of the cedar which is called cypress
there are two kinds, one resembles the tamarisk and the other resembles the juniper.
- About the planting of the cedar which is called cypress
Declension
Declension of noun طَرْفَاء (ṭarfāʔ)
| Collective | basic collective diptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طَرْفَاء ṭarfāʔ |
الطَّرْفَاء aṭ-ṭarfāʔ |
طَرْفَاء ṭarfāʔ |
| Nominative | طَرْفَاءُ ṭarfāʔu |
الطَّرْفَاءُ aṭ-ṭarfāʔu |
طَرْفَاءُ ṭarfāʔu |
| Accusative | طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʔa |
الطَّرْفَاءَ aṭ-ṭarfāʔa |
طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʔa |
| Genitive | طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʔa |
الطَّرْفَاءِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔi |
طَرْفَاءِ ṭarfāʔi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طَرْفَاءَة ṭarfāʔa |
الطَّرْفَاءَة aṭ-ṭarfāʔa |
طَرْفَاءَة ṭarfāʔat |
| Nominative | طَرْفَاءَةٌ ṭarfāʔatun |
الطَّرْفَاءَةُ aṭ-ṭarfāʔatu |
طَرْفَاءَةُ ṭarfāʔatu |
| Accusative | طَرْفَاءَةً ṭarfāʔatan |
الطَّرْفَاءَةَ aṭ-ṭarfāʔata |
طَرْفَاءَةَ ṭarfāʔata |
| Genitive | طَرْفَاءَةٍ ṭarfāʔatin |
الطَّرْفَاءَةِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔati |
طَرْفَاءَةِ ṭarfāʔati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | طَرْفَاءَتَيْن ṭarfāʔatayn |
الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْن aṭ-ṭarfāʔatayn |
طَرْفَاءَتَيْ ṭarfāʔatay |
| Nominative | طَرْفَاءَتَانِ ṭarfāʔatāni |
الطَّرْفَاءَتَانِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔatāni |
طَرْفَاءَتَا ṭarfāʔatā |
| Accusative | طَرْفَاءَتَيْنِ ṭarfāʔatayni |
الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔatayni |
طَرْفَاءَتَيْ ṭarfāʔatay |
| Genitive | طَرْفَاءَتَيْنِ ṭarfāʔatayni |
الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔatayni |
طَرْفَاءَتَيْ ṭarfāʔatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طَرْفَاءَات ṭarfāʔāt |
الطَّرْفَاءَات aṭ-ṭarfāʔāt |
طَرْفَاءَات ṭarfāʔāt |
| Nominative | طَرْفَاءَاتٌ ṭarfāʔātun |
الطَّرْفَاءَاتُ aṭ-ṭarfāʔātu |
طَرْفَاءَاتُ ṭarfāʔātu |
| Accusative | طَرْفَاءَاتٍ ṭarfāʔātin |
الطَّرْفَاءَاتِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔāti |
طَرْفَاءَاتِ ṭarfāʔāti |
| Genitive | طَرْفَاءَاتٍ ṭarfāʔātin |
الطَّرْفَاءَاتِ aṭ-ṭarfāʔāti |
طَرْفَاءَاتِ ṭarfāʔāti |
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʔ) m pl
Adjective
طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʔ) m pl