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ت ءف

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of a specific time, occasion, or opportune moment. It is discussed in relation to its usage in specific phrases indicating timing.

Derived headwords

تِئْفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    occasionclassical

    A specific time or opportune moment for something.

تَفْعَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    occasionclassical

    An alternative grammatical interpretation of a word denoting a specific time or occasion.

Parallel reading

أَتَيْتُهُ عَلَى تِئْفَةٍ ذَلِكَ
I came to him at that occasion.
فِعْلَةٌ عِنْدَ سِيبَوَيْهِ
a 'fi'lah' according to Sibawayh
وَتَفْعَلَةٌ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَلِيّ
and a 'taf'alah' according to Abu Ali
أَيْ عَلَى حِينِ ذَلِكَ
meaning, at the time of that
وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْبَحْثُ فِيهِ فِي) أَفَ فِ (
And the discussion about it has preceded in (af f).