طرفاء

Arabic

طَرْفَاء

Etymology 1

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Noun

طَرْفَاء • (ṭarfāʾ) f (collective, singulative طَرْفَاءَة‎ (ṭarfāʾa))

tamarisk (Tamarix spp.)
- c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام‎ [Yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʾaḥmad ibn al-ʿawwām], José Antonio Banqueri, editor, 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 (ṭarfāʾ)

Collective	basic collective diptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرْفَاء ṭarfāʾ	الطَّرْفَاء‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾ	طَرْفَاء ṭarfāʾ
Nominative	طَرْفَاءُ ṭarfāʾu	الطَّرْفَاءُ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾu	طَرْفَاءُ ṭarfāʾu
Accusative	طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʾa	الطَّرْفَاءَ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾa	طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʾa
Genitive	طَرْفَاءَ ṭarfāʾa	الطَّرْفَاءِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾi	طَرْفَاءِ ṭarfāʾi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرْفَاءَة‎ ṭarfāʾa	الطَّرْفَاءَة‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾa	طَرْفَاءَة‎ ṭarfāʾat
Nominative	طَرْفَاءَةٌ‎ ṭarfāʾatun	الطَّرْفَاءَةُ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾatu	طَرْفَاءَةُ‎ ṭarfāʾatu
Accusative	طَرْفَاءَةً‎ ṭarfāʾatan	الطَّرْفَاءَةَ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾata	طَرْفَاءَةَ‎ ṭarfāʾata
Genitive	طَرْفَاءَةٍ‎ ṭarfāʾatin	الطَّرْفَاءَةِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾati	طَرْفَاءَةِ‎ ṭarfāʾati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرْفَاءَتَيْن‎ ṭarfāʾatayn	الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾatayn	طَرْفَاءَتَيْ‎ ṭarfāʾatay
Nominative	طَرْفَاءَتَانِ‎ ṭarfāʾatāni	الطَّرْفَاءَتَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾatāni	طَرْفَاءَتَا‎ ṭarfāʾatā
Accusative	طَرْفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ ṭarfāʾatayni	الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾatayni	طَرْفَاءَتَيْ‎ ṭarfāʾatay
Genitive	طَرْفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ ṭarfāʾatayni	الطَّرْفَاءَتَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾatayni	طَرْفَاءَتَيْ‎ ṭarfāʾatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرْفَاءَات‎ ṭarfāʾāt	الطَّرْفَاءَات‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾāt	طَرْفَاءَات‎ ṭarfāʾāt
Nominative	طَرْفَاءَاتٌ‎ ṭarfāʾātun	الطَّرْفَاءَاتُ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾātu	طَرْفَاءَاتُ‎ ṭarfāʾātu
Accusative	طَرْفَاءَاتٍ‎ ṭarfāʾātin	الطَّرْفَاءَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾāti	طَرْفَاءَاتِ‎ ṭarfāʾāti
Genitive	طَرْفَاءَاتٍ‎ ṭarfāʾātin	الطَّرْفَاءَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭarfāʾāti	طَرْفَاءَاتِ‎ ṭarfāʾāti

Etymology 2

Noun

طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʾ) m pl

plural of طَرِيف‎ (ṭarīf)

Etymology 3

Adjective

طُرَفَاء • (ṭurafāʾ) m pl

masculine plural of طَرِيف‎ (ṭarīf)

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