طرفة

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ط ر ف (ṭ r f).

Pronunciation

Noun

طُرْفَة • (ṭurfa) f (plural طُرَف (ṭuraf) or طَرَائِف (ṭarāʔif))

  1. novelty; rarity
  2. anecdote; joke; funny story
Declension
Declension of noun طُرْفَة (ṭurfa)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal طُرْفَة
ṭurfa 		الطُّرْفَة
aṭ-ṭurfa 		طُرْفَة
ṭurfat
nominative طُرْفَةٌ
ṭurfatun 		الطُّرْفَةُ
aṭ-ṭurfatu 		طُرْفَةُ
ṭurfatu
accusative طُرْفَةً
ṭurfatan 		الطُّرْفَةَ
aṭ-ṭurfata 		طُرْفَةَ
ṭurfata
genitive طُرْفَةٍ
ṭurfatin 		الطُّرْفَةِ
aṭ-ṭurfati 		طُرْفَةِ
ṭurfati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal طُرْفَتَيْن
ṭurfatayn 		الطُّرْفَتَيْن
aṭ-ṭurfatayn 		طُرْفَتَيْ
ṭurfatay
nominative طُرْفَتَانِ
ṭurfatāni 		الطُّرْفَتَانِ
aṭ-ṭurfatāni 		طُرْفَتَا
ṭurfatā
accusative طُرْفَتَيْنِ
ṭurfatayni 		الطُّرْفَتَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭurfatayni 		طُرْفَتَيْ
ṭurfatay
genitive طُرْفَتَيْنِ
ṭurfatayni 		الطُّرْفَتَيْنِ
aṭ-ṭurfatayni 		طُرْفَتَيْ
ṭurfatay
plural basic broken plural triptote‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal طُرَف‎; طَرَائِف
ṭuraf‎; ṭarāʔif 		الطُّرَف‎; الطَّرَائِف
aṭ-ṭuraf‎; aṭ-ṭarāʔif 		طُرَف‎; طَرَائِف
ṭuraf‎; ṭarāʔif
nominative طُرَفٌ‎; طَرَائِفُ
ṭurafun‎; ṭarāʔifu 		الطُّرَفُ‎; الطَّرَائِفُ
aṭ-ṭurafu‎; aṭ-ṭarāʔifu 		طُرَفُ‎; طَرَائِفُ
ṭurafu‎; ṭarāʔifu
accusative طُرَفًا‎; طَرَائِفَ
ṭurafan‎; ṭarāʔifa 		الطُّرَفَ‎; الطَّرَائِفَ
aṭ-ṭurafa‎; aṭ-ṭarāʔifa 		طُرَفَ‎; طَرَائِفَ
ṭurafa‎; ṭarāʔifa
genitive طُرَفٍ‎; طَرَائِفَ
ṭurafin‎; ṭarāʔifa 		الطُّرَفِ‎; الطَّرَائِفِ
aṭ-ṭurafi‎; aṭ-ṭarāʔifi 		طُرَفِ‎; طَرَائِفِ
ṭurafi‎; ṭarāʔifi

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

طَرْفَة • (ṭarfa) f

  1. blink (of an eye); used in expressions
    فِي طَرْفَةِ عَيْنٍ ― fī ṭarfati ʕaynin ― in the blink of an eye; instantly

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “طرف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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