طنفسة

Arabic

Etymology

A Middle Iranian loanword, related to Persian ‎ (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)
Singular	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
Plural	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
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Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “طنفسة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 787
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