تفاهة

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ت ف ه (t-f-h). The corresponding verb is تَفِهَ (tafiha, to be tasteless, banal or insipid).

Noun

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تَفَاهَة (tafāhaf

  1. banality
  2. flatness
  3. absurdity
  4. insipidity

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “تفاهة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN