طرفة
Arabic
Etymology 1
Morphologically from the root ط ر ف (ṭ r f).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˤur.fa/
Noun
طُرْفَة • (ṭurfa) f (plural طُرَف (ṭuraf) or طَرَائِف (ṭarāʔif))
Declension
| 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
- IPA(key): /tˤar.fa/
Noun
طَرْفَة • (ṭarfa) f
- 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