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تفتر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a single word, 'al-tiftr', which is presented as an alternative pronunciation or form of 'al-daftar'. The origin of this word is debated, with one scholar suggesting it might be of foreign, non-Arabic origin.

Derived headwords

التِّفْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    notebookclassical

    A word that is a variant pronunciation or form of 'al-daftar', meaning a notebook or register.

الدَّفْتَرnoun
  1. 1.
    notebookboth

    A book for writing notes, accounts, or other entries; a register.

Parallel reading

التفتر: لغة في الدفتر
Al-tiftr: a variant pronunciation of al-daftar.
حكاه كراع عن اللحياني
Kurāʿ narrated it from al-Laythī.
قال ابن سيده: وأراه عجميا
Ibn Sīdah said: And I think it is foreign (non-Arabic).