طنفسة
Arabic
Etymology
A Middle Iranian loanword, related to Persian تنبسه (tanbase) and Ancient Greek τᾰ́πης (tápēs).
Noun
طِنْفَسَة or طِنْفِسَة or طَنْفَسَة or طُنْفُسَة or طَنْفِسَة • (ṭinfasa or ṭinfisa or ṭanfasa or ṭunfusa or ṭanfisa) f (plural طَنَافِس (ṭanāfis))
- carpet of fine piles, pile rug, nap
Declension
Declension of noun طِنْفَسَة (ṭinfasa); طِنْفِسَة (ṭinfisa); طَنْفَسَة (ṭanfasa); طُنْفُسَة (ṭunfusa); طَنْفِسَة (ṭanfisa)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طِنْفَسَة; طِنْفِسَة; طَنْفَسَة; طُنْفُسَة; طَنْفِسَة ṭinfasa; ṭinfisa; ṭanfasa; ṭunfusa; ṭanfisa | الطِّنْفَسَة; الطِّنْفِسَة; الطَّنْفَسَة; الطُّنْفُسَة; الطَّنْفِسَة aṭ-ṭinfasa; aṭ-ṭinfisa; aṭ-ṭanfasa; aṭ-ṭunfusa; aṭ-ṭanfisa | طِنْفَسَة; طِنْفِسَة; طَنْفَسَة; طُنْفُسَة; طَنْفِسَة ṭinfasat; ṭinfisat; ṭanfasat; ṭunfusat; ṭanfisat |
| Nominative | طِنْفَسَةٌ; طِنْفِسَةٌ; طَنْفَسَةٌ; طُنْفُسَةٌ; طَنْفِسَةٌ ṭinfasatun; ṭinfisatun; ṭanfasatun; ṭunfusatun; ṭanfisatun | الطِّنْفَسَةُ; الطِّنْفِسَةُ; الطَّنْفَسَةُ; الطُّنْفُسَةُ; الطَّنْفِسَةُ aṭ-ṭinfasatu; aṭ-ṭinfisatu; aṭ-ṭanfasatu; aṭ-ṭunfusatu; aṭ-ṭanfisatu | طِنْفَسَةُ; طِنْفِسَةُ; طَنْفَسَةُ; طُنْفُسَةُ; طَنْفِسَةُ ṭinfasatu; ṭinfisatu; ṭanfasatu; ṭunfusatu; ṭanfisatu |
| Accusative | طِنْفَسَةً; طِنْفِسَةً; طَنْفَسَةً; طُنْفُسَةً; طَنْفِسَةً ṭinfasatan; ṭinfisatan; ṭanfasatan; ṭunfusatan; ṭanfisatan | الطِّنْفَسَةَ; الطِّنْفِسَةَ; الطَّنْفَسَةَ; الطُّنْفُسَةَ; الطَّنْفِسَةَ aṭ-ṭinfasata; aṭ-ṭinfisata; aṭ-ṭanfasata; aṭ-ṭunfusata; aṭ-ṭanfisata | طِنْفَسَةَ; طِنْفِسَةَ; طَنْفَسَةَ; طُنْفُسَةَ; طَنْفِسَةَ ṭinfasata; ṭinfisata; ṭanfasata; ṭunfusata; ṭanfisata |
| Genitive | طِنْفَسَةٍ; طِنْفِسَةٍ; طَنْفَسَةٍ; طُنْفُسَةٍ; طَنْفِسَةٍ ṭinfasatin; ṭinfisatin; ṭanfasatin; ṭunfusatin; ṭanfisatin | الطِّنْفَسَةِ; الطِّنْفِسَةِ; الطَّنْفَسَةِ; الطُّنْفُسَةِ; الطَّنْفِسَةِ aṭ-ṭinfasati; aṭ-ṭinfisati; aṭ-ṭanfasati; aṭ-ṭunfusati; aṭ-ṭanfisati | طِنْفَسَةِ; طِنْفِسَةِ; طَنْفَسَةِ; طُنْفُسَةِ; طَنْفِسَةِ ṭinfasati; ṭinfisati; ṭanfasati; ṭunfusati; ṭanfisati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | طِنْفَسَتَيْن; طِنْفِسَتَيْن; طَنْفَسَتَيْن; طُنْفُسَتَيْن; طَنْفِسَتَيْن ṭinfasatayn; ṭinfisatayn; ṭanfasatayn; ṭunfusatayn; ṭanfisatayn | الطِّنْفَسَتَيْن; الطِّنْفِسَتَيْن; الطَّنْفَسَتَيْن; الطُّنْفُسَتَيْن; الطَّنْفِسَتَيْن aṭ-ṭinfasatayn; aṭ-ṭinfisatayn; aṭ-ṭanfasatayn; aṭ-ṭunfusatayn; aṭ-ṭanfisatayn | طِنْفَسَتَيْ; طِنْفِسَتَيْ; طَنْفَسَتَيْ; طُنْفُسَتَيْ; طَنْفِسَتَيْ ṭinfasatay; ṭinfisatay; ṭanfasatay; ṭunfusatay; ṭanfisatay |
| Nominative | طِنْفَسَتَانِ; طِنْفِسَتَانِ; طَنْفَسَتَانِ; طُنْفُسَتَانِ; طَنْفِسَتَانِ ṭinfasatāni; ṭinfisatāni; ṭanfasatāni; ṭunfusatāni; ṭanfisatāni | الطِّنْفَسَتَانِ; الطِّنْفِسَتَانِ; الطَّنْفَسَتَانِ; الطُّنْفُسَتَانِ; الطَّنْفِسَتَانِ aṭ-ṭinfasatāni; aṭ-ṭinfisatāni; aṭ-ṭanfasatāni; aṭ-ṭunfusatāni; aṭ-ṭanfisatāni | طِنْفَسَتَا; طِنْفِسَتَا; طَنْفَسَتَا; طُنْفُسَتَا; طَنْفِسَتَا ṭinfasatā; ṭinfisatā; ṭanfasatā; ṭunfusatā; ṭanfisatā |
| Accusative | طِنْفَسَتَيْنِ; طِنْفِسَتَيْنِ; طَنْفَسَتَيْنِ; طُنْفُسَتَيْنِ; طَنْفِسَتَيْنِ ṭinfasatayni; ṭinfisatayni; ṭanfasatayni; ṭunfusatayni; ṭanfisatayni | الطِّنْفَسَتَيْنِ; الطِّنْفِسَتَيْنِ; الطَّنْفَسَتَيْنِ; الطُّنْفُسَتَيْنِ; الطَّنْفِسَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭinfasatayni; aṭ-ṭinfisatayni; aṭ-ṭanfasatayni; aṭ-ṭunfusatayni; aṭ-ṭanfisatayni | طِنْفَسَتَيْ; طِنْفِسَتَيْ; طَنْفَسَتَيْ; طُنْفُسَتَيْ; طَنْفِسَتَيْ ṭinfasatay; ṭinfisatay; ṭanfasatay; ṭunfusatay; ṭanfisatay |
| Genitive | طِنْفَسَتَيْنِ; طِنْفِسَتَيْنِ; طَنْفَسَتَيْنِ; طُنْفُسَتَيْنِ; طَنْفِسَتَيْنِ ṭinfasatayni; ṭinfisatayni; ṭanfasatayni; ṭunfusatayni; ṭanfisatayni | الطِّنْفَسَتَيْنِ; الطِّنْفِسَتَيْنِ; الطَّنْفَسَتَيْنِ; الطُّنْفُسَتَيْنِ; الطَّنْفِسَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭinfasatayni; aṭ-ṭinfisatayni; aṭ-ṭanfasatayni; aṭ-ṭunfusatayni; aṭ-ṭanfisatayni | طِنْفَسَتَيْ; طِنْفِسَتَيْ; طَنْفَسَتَيْ; طُنْفُسَتَيْ; طَنْفِسَتَيْ ṭinfasatay; ṭinfisatay; ṭanfasatay; ṭunfusatay; ṭanfisatay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | طَنَافِس ṭanāfis | الطَّنَافِس aṭ-ṭanāfis | طَنَافِس ṭanāfis |
| Nominative | طَنَافِسُ ṭanāfisu | الطَّنَافِسُ aṭ-ṭanāfisu | طَنَافِسُ ṭanāfisu |
| Accusative | طَنَافِسَ ṭanāfisa | الطَّنَافِسَ aṭ-ṭanāfisa | طَنَافِسَ ṭanāfisa |
| Genitive | طَنَافِسَ ṭanāfisa | الطَّنَافِسِ aṭ-ṭanāfisi | طَنَافِسِ ṭanāfisi |
Derived terms
- طَنْفَسَ (ṭanfasa, “to wear many clothes; to change one’s character for the worse”)
- طِنْفِس (ṭinfis, “of low character”)
Descendants
- → Classical Syriac: ܛܰܢܦܶܣܬܳܐ (ṭanpestā)
References
- “ṭnpsh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “طنفسة” in Almaany
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 103
- Freytag, Georg (1835), “طنفسة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
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