ط ر ف ṭ-r-f
طَرَف
ṭ-r-f
edge; glance
Definition
- 1طَرَفًاṭarafanborder, fringe5
- 2طَرْفṭarfextent of one's eyesight6
Total uses in the Qur’an: 11
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
طَرَفًا · طَرَفَيِ · أَطْرَافَ · أَطْرَافِهَا
لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟
... so that He may destroy a fringe of the disbelievers.
3:127draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ طَرَفَىِ ٱلنَّهَارِ
And establish prayer at both ends of the day.
11:114draft glosses: 4 of 4
وَأَطْرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ
... both ends of the day.
20:130draft glosses: 2 of 2
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا
Do they not see that We gradually reduce their land from its borders?
13:41draft glosses: 8 of 8
Sense 2
الطَّرْفِ · طَرْفٍ · طَرْفِهِمْ · طَرْفُكَ
وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ
And with them will be maidens of modest gaze.
37:48draft glosses: 3 of 3
يَنظُرُونَ مِن طَرْفٍ خَفِىٍّۢ
They will be stealing glances 'at the Fire'.
42:45draft glosses: 4 of 4
قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ
... before you could close and open your eyes.
27:40draft glosses: 5 of 5
Notes
ⓘFor طَرَفًا, the ط always has fatḥah.
ⓘطَرْف is the only form with sukūn on the ط.
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed