The triliteral root ṭā rā fā (ط ر ف) occurs 11 times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- six times as the noun ṭarf (طَرْف)
- five times as the noun ṭaraf (طَرَف)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click ona word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (14:43:7) ṭarfuhum | their gaze | مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ |
| (27:40:14) ṭarfuka | your glance | أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ |
| (37:48:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ |
| (38:52:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ |
| (42:45:9) ṭarfin | a glance | يَنْظُرُونَ مِنْ طَرْفٍ خَفِيٍّ |
| (55:56:3) l-ṭarfi | (will be) companions of modest gaze | فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ |
Noun
| (3:127:2) ṭarafan | a part | لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ |
| (11:114:3) ṭarafayi | (at the) two ends | وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ |
| (13:41:8) aṭrāfihā | its borders | أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا |
| (20:130:17) wa-aṭrāfa | (at the) ends | وَمِنْ آنَاءِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ |
| (21:44:16) aṭrāfihā | its borders | أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
