Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
طرف
Parts of Speech
Noun (11×)
Qur'an Occurrences
11 times across 11 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root طرف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root طرف (Trf) primarily signifies the extremity or end of something, like a sword's tip or a rope's end. It also denotes a side, region, or a portion of a thing.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṭ-r-f
Listen: ٱلطَّرْفِ 55:56
Root letters: ط — ر — ف

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

All word forms derived from the root طرف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 11×

Concordance — 11 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root طرف appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (11)

Noun (11 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:114 Noun
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَیِ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَزُلَفࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡحَسَنَـٰتِ یُذۡهِبۡنَ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلذَّ ٰكِرِینَ ۝١١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember
The Thunder 13:41 Noun
أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّا نَأۡتِی ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَحۡكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكۡمِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account
Abraham 14:43 Noun
مُهۡطِعِینَ مُقۡنِعِی رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَا یَرۡتَدُّ إِلَیۡهِمۡ طَرۡفُهُمۡۖ وَأَفۡءِدَتُهُمۡ هَوَاۤءࣱ ۝٤٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void
Ta Ha 20:130 Noun
فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ غُرُوبِهَاۖ وَمِنۡ ءَانَاۤىِٕ ٱلَّیۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡ وَأَطۡرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرۡضَىٰ ۝١٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So be patient over what they say and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied
The Prophets 21:44 Noun
بَلۡ مَتَّعۡنَا هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ وَءَابَاۤءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَیۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۗ أَفَلَا یَرَوۡنَ أَنَّا نَأۡتِی ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَاۤۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome

Derived Forms (9)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلطَّرْفِ lṭarfi Noun
طَرْفٍ ṭarfin Noun
طَرْفُكَ ṭarfuka Noun
أَطْرَافِهَآ ʾaaṭraāfihaā Noun
وَأَطْرَافَ waʾaaṭraāfa Noun
طَرْفُهُمْ ṭarfuhum Noun
أَطْرَافِهَا ʾaaṭraāfihaā Noun
طَرَفَىِ ṭarafaāi Noun
طَرَفًا ṭarafanā Noun