طريف

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See also: ظریف and طريق

Arabic

Root
ط ر ف (ṭ r f)
7 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb طَرُفَ (ṭarufa).

Pronunciation

Adjective

طَرِيف (ṭarīf) (feminine طَرِيفَة (ṭarīfa), masculine plural طُرَفَاء (ṭurafāʔ), elative أَطْرَف (ʔaṭraf))

  1. witty, amusing, agreeable

Declension

Noun

طَرِيف (ṭarīfm (plural طُرَفَاء (ṭurafāʔ), feminine طَرِيفَة (ṭarīfa))

  1. witty person

Declension

References

  • Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “طريف”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN