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تفاح

Meaning

apple, apples

Synonyms

tuffāḥ

تفاحـة

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tuf.faːħ/
Etymology

According to Fraenkel, a borrowing from Aramaic, but the putative etymon is not unambiguously attested in Aramaic. More prominent in Hebrew תַּפּוּחַ (tappū́aḥ), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎔𐎈 (tpḥ), Punic *𐤕𐤐𐤇 (*tpḥ /⁠tappūḥ⁠/) and Semitic-borrowed Late Egyptian ḏpḥ up to Coptic ϫⲙⲡⲉϩ (čmpeh) etc.

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