חרפא

חֲרָפָאor חָרְפָא m. (v. חֲרַף Af.) early. B. Bath.90b תרעא ח׳וכ׳ the early market (soon after the crop) at the early market price, opp. תרעא אפלא later market.Pl. חָרְפֵי. Targ. Koh. 11:2 early seeds.Taan.3b בח׳ concerning early clouds (when rain is gathering). Nidd.65b, v. אֲפֵילָא.Fem. pl. חֲרָפָתָא R. Hash. 8a Ar. (ed. חָרְפְּיָיתָא), v. אֲפֵילָא.