طريف

See also: ظریف‎ and طريق‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ر ف‎ (ṭ-r-f).

Adjective

طَرِيف • (ṭarīf) (feminine طَرِيفَة‎ (ṭarīfa), masculine plural طُرَفَاء‎ (ṭurafāʔ), elative أَطْرَف‎ (ʔaṭraf))

witty, amusing, agreeable

Declension

Declension of adjective طَرِيف (ṭarīf)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طَرِيف ṭarīf	الطَّرِيف‎ aṭ-ṭarīf	طَرِيفَة‎ ṭarīfa	الطَّرِيفَة‎ aṭ-ṭarīfa
Nominative	طَرِيفٌ ṭarīfun	الطَّرِيفُ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfu	طَرِيفَةٌ‎ ṭarīfatun	الطَّرِيفَةُ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfatu
Accusative	طَرِيفًا‎ ṭarīfan	الطَّرِيفَ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfa	طَرِيفَةً‎ ṭarīfatan	الطَّرِيفَةَ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfata
Genitive	طَرِيفٍ ṭarīfin	الطَّرِيفِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfi	طَرِيفَةٍ‎ ṭarīfatin	الطَّرِيفَةِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طَرِيفَيْن‎ ṭarīfayn	الطَّرِيفَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayn	طَرِيفَتَيْن‎ ṭarīfatayn	الطَّرِيفَتَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭarīfatayn
Nominative	طَرِيفَانِ‎ ṭarīfāni	الطَّرِيفَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfāni	طَرِيفَتَانِ‎ ṭarīfatāni	الطَّرِيفَتَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfatāni
Accusative	طَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfayni	الطَّرِيفَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayni	طَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfatayni	الطَّرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfatayni
Genitive	طَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfayni	الطَّرِيفَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayni	طَرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfatayni	الطَّرِيفَتَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طُرَفَاء‎ ṭurafāʔ	الطُّرَفَاء‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔ	طَرِيفَات‎ ṭarīfāt	الطَّرِيفَات‎ aṭ-ṭarīfāt
Nominative	طُرَفَاءُ‎ ṭurafāʔu	الطُّرَفَاءُ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔu	طَرِيفَاتٌ‎ ṭarīfātun	الطَّرِيفَاتُ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfātu
Accusative	طُرَفَاءَ‎ ṭurafāʔa	الطُّرَفَاءَ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔa	طَرِيفَاتٍ‎ ṭarīfātin	الطَّرِيفَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfāti
Genitive	طُرَفَاءَ‎ ṭurafāʔa	الطُّرَفَاءِ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔi	طَرِيفَاتٍ‎ ṭarīfātin	الطَّرِيفَاتِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfāti

References

Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “طريف”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

Noun

طَرِيف • (ṭarīf) m (plural طُرَفَاء‎ (ṭurafāʔ), feminine طَرِيفَة‎ (ṭarīfa))

witty person

Declension

Declension of noun طَرِيف (ṭarīf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرِيف ṭarīf	الطَّرِيف‎ aṭ-ṭarīf	طَرِيف ṭarīf
Nominative	طَرِيفٌ ṭarīfun	الطَّرِيفُ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfu	طَرِيفُ ṭarīfu
Accusative	طَرِيفًا‎ ṭarīfan	الطَّرِيفَ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfa	طَرِيفَ ṭarīfa
Genitive	طَرِيفٍ ṭarīfin	الطَّرِيفِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfi	طَرِيفِ ṭarīfi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طَرِيفَيْن‎ ṭarīfayn	الطَّرِيفَيْن‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayn	طَرِيفَيْ‎ ṭarīfay
Nominative	طَرِيفَانِ‎ ṭarīfāni	الطَّرِيفَانِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfāni	طَرِيفَا‎ ṭarīfā
Accusative	طَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfayni	الطَّرِيفَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayni	طَرِيفَيْ‎ ṭarīfay
Genitive	طَرِيفَيْنِ‎ ṭarīfayni	الطَّرِيفَيْنِ‎ aṭ-ṭarīfayni	طَرِيفَيْ‎ ṭarīfay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	طُرَفَاء‎ ṭurafāʔ	الطُّرَفَاء‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔ	طُرَفَاء‎ ṭurafāʔ
Nominative	طُرَفَاءُ‎ ṭurafāʔu	الطُّرَفَاءُ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔu	طُرَفَاءُ‎ ṭurafāʔu
Accusative	طُرَفَاءَ‎ ṭurafāʔa	الطُّرَفَاءَ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔa	طُرَفَاءَ‎ ṭurafāʔa
Genitive	طُرَفَاءَ‎ ṭurafāʔa	الطُّرَفَاءِ‎ aṭ-ṭurafāʔi	طُرَفَاءِ‎ ṭurafāʔi

References

Haywood, J.A.; Nahmad, H.M. (1965), “طريف”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN

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