طرفة

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ط ر ف (ṭ-r-f).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /tˤur.fa/

Noun

طُرْفَة • (ṭurfa) f (plural طُرَف (ṭuraf) or طَرَائِف (ṭarāʔif))

1. novelty; rarity
2. anecdote; joke; funny story

Declension

Declension of noun طُرْفَة (ṭurfa)

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

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /tˤar.fa/

Noun

طَرْفَة • (ṭarfa) f

1. 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