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تفح
Root entry · 7 derived lemmasThis root primarily relates to pleasant fragrances and the well-known fruit, the apple. It also extends to describe a place where apples grow abundantly and a specific anatomical term for the hip joint.
Derived headwords
التفحةnoun
- 1.Pleasant fragranceboth
A good or pleasant smell; an aroma.
التفاحnoun
- 1.Applemodern
The well-known fruit, commonly referred to as an apple.
تفاحةnoun
- 1.Apple (singular)modern
A single unit of the fruit known as an apple.
- 2.Head of thigh/hipclassical
The upper part of the thigh bone, specifically referring to the hip joint or the head of the femur.
تفاحnoun
- 1.Fragranceclassical
A pleasant scent or aroma, derived from the root meaning 'pleasant fragrance'.
تففيفةnoun
- 1.Small applemodern
A diminutive form of 'apple', referring to a small apple.
المتفحةnoun
- 1.Place of abundant applesmodern
A location where apples grow in great quantity.
تففاحnoun
- 1.Apples (plural)modern
The plural form of the fruit, apples.
Parallel reading
التفحة: الرائحة الطيبة.
Al-Tuffahah: The pleasant fragrance.
والتفاح: هذا الثمر معروف، واحدته تفاحة
And Al-Tuffah: This fruit is well-known, its singular is tuffahah.
وجمعه تفافيح، وتصغير التفاحة الواحدة تفيفيحة.
And its plural is tuffafih, and the diminutive of a single tuffahah is tuffayfihah.
والمتفحة: المكان الذي ينبت فيه التفاح الكثير؛
And Al-Mutaffahah: The place where abundant apples grow;
قال أبو حنيفة: هو بأرض العرب كثير.
Abu Hanifa said: It is abundant in the land of the Arabs.
والتفاحة: رأس الفخذ والورك؛
And Al-Tuffahah: The head of the thigh and the hip;
عن كراع، وقال: هما تفاحتان.
From Kara', and he said: They are two tuffatahan.