طنفسة

Arabic

Etymology

A Middle Iranian loanword, compare Persian تنبسه (tanbase).

Noun

طِنْفَسَة or طِنْفِسَة or طَنْفَسَة or طُنْفُسَة or طَنْفِسَة • (ṭinfasa or ṭinfisa or ṭanfasa or ṭunfusa or ṭanfisa) f (plural طَنَافِس (ṭanāfis))

1. 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)
	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
	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
• Freytag, Georg (1835) “طنفسة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 74
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “طنفسة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 787
• Vollers, Karl (1896) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[3] (in German), volume 50, page 616
• Worrell, William Hoyt (1934) “On Certain Arabic Terms for “Rug””, in Ars Islamica, volume 1, number 2, →DOI, pages 219–220