طرفاء

Arabic

FWOTD – 8 August 2023

طَرْفَاء

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

• IPA^(key): /tˤar.faːʔ/

Noun

طَرْفَاء • (ṭarfāʔ) f (collective, singulative طَرْفَاءَة f (ṭarfāʔa))

1. 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 1802^IA, 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.

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

• IPA^(key): /tˤu.ra.faːʔ/

Noun

طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʔ) m pl

1. plural of طَرِيف (ṭarīf)

Adjective

طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʔ) m pl

1. masculine plural of طَرِيف (ṭarīf)