muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarتُلُوٌّ تَتْلِيَةٌ تِلَاوَةٌ تَلًا
Core sense — he followed him; he recited the Qur'ān; he held back from himgenerated
1.1I followed him, I went behind him—تَلَوْتُهُ
Er-Rāghib: maṣdar تُلُوٌّ and تَلْوٌ.
he followed him, he went behind him—تَلَيْتُهُ
he followed him, he went behind him—تَلَّيْتُهُ
Said of a man and the like: immediately, with nothing in between; sometimes bodily, in reality, and sometimes only in effect. Er-Rāghib.
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by the moon when its rising follows the rising of the sun—وَالقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
In the Qur'ān 91:2. This is at the beginning of the lunar month. Or: when it follows the sun in rising after the sun's setting, on the night of the full moon. Or: when it follows it in becoming round and in fullness of light, that is, following it by imitation and in rank, since the moon borrows its light from the sun and stands to it as a successor. Er-Rāghib.
Here Ks pronounced تلاها with imāleh, [either because تَلَيْتُ is a dialectal variant of تَلَوْتُ, or] because, although its last radical letter is و, it occurs with words that may be pronounced so, namely يَغْشَاهَا and بَنَاهَا.
Qur’ān 91:2 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xci. 2”
Qur’ān 91:2 Lane quotes this verse
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَاBy the Moon as she follows him;Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.1.1figurative · مجازI drove the camels together from their several quarters—تَلَوْتُ الأِبِلَ
This is because the driver follows the driven.
1.1.2he imitates such a one and follows what he does, he follows him in action—هُوَ يَتْلُو فُلَانًا
1.1.3he read, or recited, the Qur'ān, or any discourse or piece of language—تَلَا
First person تَلَوْتُ.
Or he followed it and did according to it, said of the Scripture (I'Ab, Mujáhid). Or the maṣdar specially means the following of God's revealed Scriptures, sometimes by reading or reciting and sometimes by conforming with them: every تِلَاوَة is قِرَآءَة, but not the reverse. Er-Rāghib.
[One also says تَلَا عَلَيْهِ: he recited, or related, a narrative to him; see the Qur'ān 5:30.]
such a one says what is false against such a one—فُلَانٌ يَتْلُو عَلَى فُلَانٍ
such a one says what is false against such a one—يَقُولُ عَلَيْهِ
[And they followed] what the devils related, or spoke—وَٱتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوالشَّيَاطِينُ
In the Qur'ān 2:96. 'Atà: related, or rehearsed. Or: what the devils of the jinn, or of mankind, or of both, read or recited, or what they followed, of the writings of enchantment. Some read تُتَلِّى here.
Hence the saying لَا دَرَيْتَ وَلَا تَلَيْتَ; according to Yoo it is ولا أَتْلَيْتَ, and others say it is ولا ٱئْتَلَيْتَ, from أَلَوْتُ. [See these three readings explained near the end of the first paragraph of art. الو.]
Qur’ān 5:27 approximate — somewhere between 5:1 and 5:31 Lane cites “Kur v. 30”
Qur’ān 2:102 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur ii. 96”
Qur’ān 5:27 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱبْنَىْ ءَادَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَRecite to them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.2he lagged behind his people, or company, and remained—تَلَا بَعْدَ قَوْمِهِ
I left him, and held back from going with him—تَلَوْتُهُ
I left him, and held back from going with him—تَلَوْتُ عَنْهُ
He remained behind, or held back.
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on this sense Also: I held back from him, or from aiding him, and left him. The verb thus carries two opposite meanings.
1.3he bought the young one of a mule—تِلْو
1.4there remained to me a remainder of my right, or due—تَلِيَتْ لِى مِنْ حَقِّى تَلِيَّةٌ
there remained to me a remainder of my right, or due—تُلَاوَةٌ
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there remained owing to me by him a remainder—تَلِيَتْ لِى عِنْدَهُ تَلِيَّةٌ
such a portion of the month remained—تَلِىَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ كَذَا
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Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 60
3:58
ذَٰلِكَ نَتْلُوهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ وَٱلذِّكْرِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ"This is what we rehearse unto thee of the Signs and the Message of Wisdom."
26:69
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَAnd rehearse to them (something of) Abraham's story.
68:15
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَWhen to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries!
91:2
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَاBy the Moon as she follows him;
98:2
رَسُولٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ يَتْلُوا۟ صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةًAn messenger from Allah, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy:
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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He followed; or went, or walked, behind, or after. (IAar, T.) You say, تَلَوْتُهُ , (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. تَلُوَ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. تُلُوٌّ (S, M, Msb, K) and تَلْوٌ , (Er-Rághib, MF,) I followed him or it; or went, or walked, behind, or after, him or it; (S, M, Msb, K;) namely, a man [&c.]; (S, Msb;) immediately, or without intervention; and sometimes it means bodily [or in reality]; and sometimes, virtually, or in effect: (Er-Rághib:) and so تَلَيْتُهُ ; (K;) and تَلَّيْتُهُ , (As, * T, * K,) inf. n. تَتْلِيَةٌ . (K.) The phrase, in the Kur xci. 2, وَالقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا means By the moon when its rising follows the rising thereof; i. e., the rising of the sun; at the beginning of the lunar month: (Bd:) or, when it follows in rising the setting thereof, (Bd, Jel,) on the night of the full moon: (Bd:) or, when it follows it in becoming round, and in fullness of light; (M, * Bd;) i. e., when it follows it in the way of imitation, and in respect of rank; for the moon borrows its light of the sun, and is to it in the place of a successor. (Er-Rághib.) Here, Ks pronounced تلاها with imáleh, [either because تَلَيْتُ is a dial. var. of تَلَوْتُ , or] because, although it has و for its last radical letter, it occurs with words that may be so pronounced, namely, يَغْشَاهَا and بَنَاهَا . (M.) تَلَوْتُ الأِبِلَ I drove, or brought, or gathered, the camels together, from their several quarters: because the driver follows the driven. (A, TA.) هُوَ يَتْلُو فُلَانًا He imitates such a one, and follows what he does; he follows him in action. (T.) تَلَا , (T,) first pers. تَلَوْتُ , (S, M, Msb, K,) aor. تَلُوَ , (T,) inf. n. تِلَاوَةٌ , (T, S, M, Msb, K,) He read, or perused, or he recited, (T, M, K,) the Kur-án, (S, M, Msb, K,) or any discourse, or piece of language: (M, K:) or he followed it, (I'Ab, T, S, * M,) and did according to it; (I'Ab, Mujáhid, T;) namely, the Scripture: (I'Ab, Mujáhid, T, M:) or the inf. n. specially signifies the following God's revealed Scriptures, sometimes by reading, or perusing, or by reciting, and sometimes by conforming therewith [as well as by reading, &c., but not otherwise, for] every تِلَاوَة is قِرَآءَة , but the reverse is not the case. (Er-Rághib, TA.) [You say also, تَلَا عَلَيْهِ He recited, or related, to him a narrative &c.: see Kur v. 30, &c.] And فُلَانٌ يَتْلُو عَلَى فُلَانٍ , and يَقُولُ عَلَيْهِ , Such a one lies, or says what is false, against such a one. (TA.) وَٱتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوالشَّيَاطِينُ , in the Kur ii. 96, means [And they followed] what the devils related, or rehearsed, ('Atà, T,) or spoke; (A'Obeyd, T;) or, what the devils of the Jinn, or of mankind, or of both, read, or recited, or what they followed, of the writings of enchantment: (Bd:) some here read تُتَلِّى . (T.) Hence the saying, لَا دَرَيْتَ وَلَا تَلَيْتَ : (T:) or, accord. to Yoo, it is ولا أَتْلَيْتَ : (T, S:) and others say that it is ولا ٱئْتَلَيْتَ , from أَلَوْتُ . (T. [See these three readings explained in the latter part of the first paragraph of art. الو .]) He remained behind, or held back. (IAar, ISk, T.) You say, تَلَا بَعْدَ قَوْمِهِ He held back, or lagged behind, after his people, or company, and remained. (TA.) And تَلَوْتُهُ , (AZ, A'Obeyd, T, S, M, K,) and تَلَوْتُ عَنْهُ , (AZ, T, M, K,) aor. تَلُوَ , (AZ, T,) inf. n. تُلُوٌّ , (AZ, T, M,) I left him, and held back from going with him: (AZ, T:) I held back from him, or from aiding him, and left him: (AZ, A'Obeyd, T, S, M, K:) thus the verb bears two contr. significations. (K.) He bought a تِلْو , meaning the young one of a mule. (IAar, T, K.) تَلِيَتْ لِى مِنْ حَقِّى تَلِيَّةٌ , and تُلَاوَةٌ , aor. تَلَوَ , (ISk, S,) inf. n. تَلًا , (TA,) There remained to me, of my right, or due, a remainder. (ISk, S.) And تَلِيَتْ لِى عِنْدَهُ تَلِيَّةٌ There remained to me, with him, or there remained owing to me by him, a remainder. (As, T.) And تَلِىَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ كَذَا , (M, K,) inf. n. تَلًا , (M,) There remained, of the month, such a portion. (M, K.)