تُفَّاحٌ
Root: تفح
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تُفَّاحٌ
, of the measure فُعَّالٌ; an Arabic word; [not arabicized;] [The apple, or apples;] a certain fruit, well known, plentiful in [the cooler parts of] the land of the Arabs: the word is said by Abu-l-Khattáb to be derived from تَفْحَةٌ “ a sweet odour: ” the n. un. is with ة: the pl. is تَفَافِيحُ: and the dim. of the n. un. is
. You say, فُلَانٌ تُحْفَتُهُ تُفَّاحَةٌ [Such a one, his present is an apple].
2 تُفَّاحُ الحُبِّ and تُفَّاحٌ ذَهَبِىٌّ: see بَاذَنْجَانٌ.
3 تُفَّاحُ البَرِّ: see يَبْرُوحٌ, in art. برح.
4 التُّفَّاحَةُ also signifies
5 لَطَمْنَ بِالعُنَّابِ التُّفَّاحَ [lit. They slapped, with the jujubes, the apples] means,
2 تُفَّاحُ الحُبِّ and تُفَّاحٌ ذَهَبِىٌّ: see بَاذَنْجَانٌ.
3 تُفَّاحُ البَرِّ: see يَبْرُوحٌ, in art. برح.
4 التُّفَّاحَةُ also signifies
5 لَطَمْنَ بِالعُنَّابِ التُّفَّاحَ [lit. They slapped, with the jujubes, the apples] means,
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