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تُحْفَة
gift /ˈtuħ.fa/
nounB2#4336 most common
Also: masterpiece, treasure, curio
Example sentences
هذه تُحْفَة جميلة.
This is a beautiful treasure.
اشتريت تُحْفَة من السوق.
I bought a curio from the market.
أهدتني جدتي تُحْفَة قديمة من بيتها.
My grandmother gave me an old treasure from her house.
هذه اللوحة تُحْفَة فنية نادرة.
This painting is a rare work of art.
يحتفظ المتحف بتُحَف أثرية يعود بعضها إلى آلاف السنين.
The museum holds archaeological treasures, some dating back thousands of years.
لم يدخر الفنان جهدا في صياغة هذه التُحْفة النحتية التي تعكس براعته وذوقه الرفيع.
The artist spared no effort in crafting this sculptural masterpiece, which reflects his skill and refined taste.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تُحْفَةٌ | تُحَفٌ |
| Genitive | تُحْفَةٍ | تُحَفٍ |
| Accusative | تُحْفَةً | تُحَفًا |
| Vocative | يا تُحْفَةُ | يا تُحَفُ |
Word family
أتحفto present someone with a valuable gift; to regale
تُحَفtreasures, curios, masterpieces (plural)
مُتحَفmuseum
إتحافthe act of presenting a rare gift
تحفة فنيةwork of art, masterpiece (set phrase)
Etymology
Tuhfa comes from the Arabic root t-ḥ-f (ت ح ف), which carries the sense of presenting someone with something rare or precious. The noun follows the fuʿla pattern, which often marks a single instance of an action or a distinct item, here a gift worth remarking on. The same root gives the verb atḥafa, to regale someone with a fine present, and the well-known word matḥaf, museum, literally a place where such treasures are kept.
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