طرف
Root: طرطير
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
طرف ṭarafa, (ṭarf) to blink, twinkle, wink, squint (also بعينيه bi-‘ainaihi); -- ṭarufa u (طرفة ṭarāfa) to be newly acquired, be a recent acquisition IV to feature or tell s.th. new or novel, say s.th. new or original, introduce a novel angle or idea; to present (ه s.o. ب with s.th. new or novel), give (ه to s.o. ب s.th. new or novel) V to be on the extreme 557 side, hold an extreme viewpoint or position, go to extremes, be radical, have radical views
Entry 2
طرف ṭarf eye; glance, look │ ما اشار بطرف (ašāra) he didn’t bat an eye; من طرف خفي (kafīy) secretly, furtively, discreetly; كارتداد الطرف ka-rtidādi ṭ-ṭ. in the twinkling of an eye, instantly
Entry 3
طرف ṭaraf pl. اطراف aṭrāf utmost part, outermost point, extremity, end, tip, point, edge, fringe, limit, border; side; region, area, section; طرف من part of, a bit of, some; party (as, to a dispute, of a contract, etc.); ṭarafa (prep.) with, at, on the part or side of; pl. اطراف limbs, extremities; (with foll. genit.) sections of, parts of │ طرفي النهار tarafayi n-nahār in the morning and in the evening, mornings and evenings; كانوا على طرفي النقيض (ṭarafai naqīḍ) they were at variance, they carried on a feud; كان واياه على طرفي نقيض (wa-iyyāhu) they held diametrically opposed views or positions; اطراف البدن a. al-badan the extremities of the bod, the limbs; اطراف الأصابع fingertips; على اطراف قدميه (a. qadamaihi) on tiptoe; اطراف المدينة a. al-madīna the outskirts of the city; الأطراف المتعاقدة (muta‘āqida) the contracting parties; بطرف with, at, on the part or side of; من طرف on the part of; من طرف الى طرف from one end to the other; احزاب طرف اليمين the right-wing parties; جاذي اطراف الحديث jādaba aṭrāfa l-ḥ. to talk, converse, have a conversation; جمع البراعة من اطرافها (barā‘ata) to be a highly efficient man, be highly qualified; جمع اطراف الشيء to give a survey or outline of s.th., summarize, sum up s.th.; قص عليه طرفا (اطرافا) من حياته to tell s.o. an episode (episodes) of one’s life
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