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Teferruat has entered Turkish from the Arabic word tafarruʿ (تفرّع), derived from the root f-r-ʿ (فرع). In Arabic, this verb denotes the process of something branching out into subordinate parts and is used to express secondary details related to a main subject.

• Everyday Language: Used to refer to minor details that lie outside the main part of a subject.
• Literature: Preferred to describe details or minor elements that lie outside the main narrative.
• Academic Language: Denotes details that support the main topic of a research or study but are not the primary focus.
• Legal and Official Language: Used to indicate auxiliary and supplementary provisions that are distinct from the main rules in a text or regulation.
• Social Life: Used to refer to minor details that do not affect the essence of an event or situation.