تفاح
Arabic edit
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Etymology edit
According to Fraenkel, a borrowing from Aramaic, but the putative etymon is not unambiguously attested in Aramaic. More prominent in Hebrew תַּפּוּחַ (tappū́aḥ), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎔𐎈 (tpḥ), Punic *𐤕𐤐𐤇 (*tpḥ /tappūḥ/) and Semitic-borrowed Late Egyptian ḏpḥ up to Coptic ϫⲙⲡⲉϩ (čmpeh) etc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
تُفَّاح • (tuffāḥ) m (collective, singulative تُفَّاحَة f (tuffāḥa))
- (uncountable) apple, apples
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Declension edit
Declension of noun تُفَّاح (tuffāḥ)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تُفَّاح tuffāḥ |
التُّفَّاح at-tuffāḥ |
تُفَّاح tuffāḥ |
| Nominative | تُفَّاحٌ tuffāḥun |
التُّفَّاحُ at-tuffāḥu |
تُفَّاحُ tuffāḥu |
| Accusative | تُفَّاحًا tuffāḥan |
التُّفَّاحَ at-tuffāḥa |
تُفَّاحَ tuffāḥa |
| Genitive | تُفَّاحٍ tuffāḥin |
التُّفَّاحِ at-tuffāḥi |
تُفَّاحِ tuffāḥi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تُفَّاحَة tuffāḥa |
التُّفَّاحَة at-tuffāḥa |
تُفَّاحَة tuffāḥat |
| Nominative | تُفَّاحَةٌ tuffāḥatun |
التُّفَّاحَةُ at-tuffāḥatu |
تُفَّاحَةُ tuffāḥatu |
| Accusative | تُفَّاحَةً tuffāḥatan |
التُّفَّاحَةَ at-tuffāḥata |
تُفَّاحَةَ tuffāḥata |
| Genitive | تُفَّاحَةٍ tuffāḥatin |
التُّفَّاحَةِ at-tuffāḥati |
تُفَّاحَةِ tuffāḥati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | تُفَّاحَتَيْن tuffāḥatayn |
التُّفَّاحَتَيْن at-tuffāḥatayn |
تُفَّاحَتَيْ tuffāḥatay |
| Nominative | تُفَّاحَتَانِ tuffāḥatāni |
التُّفَّاحَتَانِ at-tuffāḥatāni |
تُفَّاحَتَا tuffāḥatā |
| Accusative | تُفَّاحَتَيْنِ tuffāḥatayni |
التُّفَّاحَتَيْنِ at-tuffāḥatayni |
تُفَّاحَتَيْ tuffāḥatay |
| Genitive | تُفَّاحَتَيْنِ tuffāḥatayni |
التُّفَّاحَتَيْنِ at-tuffāḥatayni |
تُفَّاحَتَيْ tuffāḥatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | تُفَّاحَات tuffāḥāt |
التُّفَّاحَات at-tuffāḥāt |
تُفَّاحَات tuffāḥāt |
| Nominative | تُفَّاحَاتٌ tuffāḥātun |
التُّفَّاحَاتُ at-tuffāḥātu |
تُفَّاحَاتُ tuffāḥātu |
| Accusative | تُفَّاحَاتٍ tuffāḥātin |
التُّفَّاحَاتِ at-tuffāḥāti |
تُفَّاحَاتِ tuffāḥāti |
| Genitive | تُفَّاحَاتٍ tuffāḥātin |
التُّفَّاحَاتِ at-tuffāḥāti |
تُفَّاحَاتِ tuffāḥāti |
Descendants edit
- → Afar: tuffáac
- → Amharic: ቱፋሕ (tufaḥ), ቱፋ (tufa)
- → Ge'ez: ትፋሕ (təffaḥ), ትፉሕ (təffuḥ), ተፋሕ (täffaḥ), ተፉሕ (täffuḥ), ቱፋሕ (tuffaḥ)
- → Harari: ቱፋሕ (tuffaḥ)
- → Malay: tufah, topoh (in Kelantan)
- → Somali: tufaax
- → Swahili: tufaha, tufaa, tofaa
- → Tigre: ቶፋሕ (tofaḥ)
- → Tigrinya: ቱፋሕ (tufaḥ)
References edit
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 140
- Jacob, Georg (1892) Studien in arabischen Geographen[1] (in German), volume 4, Berlin: Meyer & Müller, page 155
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “تفاح”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 308
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 571
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[3] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 212–235
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen[4] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 155–156
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
تُفَّاح or تِفَّاح • (tuffāḥ or teffāḥ) m (collective, singulative تُفَّاحَة f (tuffāḥa) or تِفَّاحَة f (teffāḥa), plural تُفَّاحَات (tuffāḥāt) or تِفَّاحَات (teffāḥāt))
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
تفاح • (tuffāḥ) m (collective, singulative تفاحة f (tuffāḥa), plural تفاحات (tuffāḥāt))
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ʊf.fɑːɦ/
Noun edit
تُفّاح • (tuffāh) m (Hindi spelling तुफ़्फ़ाह)