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طَرْفِ blink of an eye in Arabic

طَرْفِ is how you say “blink of an eye” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْطَرْفِ،

And among them are those who pass by like the blink of an eye,

كَالْطَرْفِ like the blink of an eye

The comparison particle ka- ('like') fused with the definite noun for a blink/glance, forming a simile of an instant. The ka- sets up the likeness and forces the noun into the genitive ending. The al- blends in sound into the next consonant, a normal assimilation not shown in writing.

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