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Form 1طَفُلَ7 senses · 4 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarطَفَالَةٌ طُفُولٌ

Core sense — it became soft, or tender; the sun rose, or drew near to settinggenerated

1.1it (anything) became soft, or tender—رَخُصَ

maṣdars طَفَالَةٌ and طُفُولَةٌ.

[As though resembling a طِفْل.]

1.2said of a she-camel—طَفَلَت

See form 2.

1.2.1said of a man: he entered upon the [time called] طَفَل—طَفَلَ

.

It has two opposite meanings.

Also اطفل.

1.2.2the sun rose—طَفَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ

So says Fr in his Nawādir.

1.2.3the sun became red as it set—أَطْفَلَت
the sun inclined to setting, or drew near to setting—طفّلت الشَّمْس

Zj: the verb also means that the sun became red as it set, so that it has two opposite meanings.

Also طفّلت لِلْغُرُوبِ, maṣdar تَطْفِيلٌ.

Also طَفَلَت.

1.3the asses grazed the herbs so as to raise the dust upon them—طَفَلَتِ الحُمُرُ العُشْبَ

Ibn-ʿAbbād.

1.4the herbage became soiled by dust, and so marred, or injured—طَفِلَ النَّبْتُ
the herbage became soiled by dust, and so marred, or injured—طُفِلَ

Ibn-ʿAbbād; or, according to the K, طُفِّلَ, maṣdar تَطْفِيلٌ.

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, aor. طَفُلَ , inf. n. طَفَالَةٌ and طُفُولَةٌ , It (anything) was, or became, soft, or tender; [as though resembling a طِفْل ;] (K, TA;) syn. رَخُصَ . (TA.) طَفَلَت said of a she-camel: see 2. طَفَلَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. طُفُولٌ , said of a man, (TA,) He entered upon the [time called] طَفَل , (K, TA,) which has two contr. meanings; (TA;) as also اطفل . (K.) And طَفَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ The sun rose: (O, K:) so says Fr in his “ Nawádir. ” (O.) And, (O, K,) accord. to Zj, (O,) The sun became red on the occasion of setting; and so أَطْفَلَت : (O, K:) thus the former has two contr. meanings: (K:) and طفّلت الشَّمْس , (S, K,) or طفّلت لِلْغُرُوبِ , (S,) inf. n. تَطْفِيلٌ , (S, O,) The sun inclined to setting: (S, O:) or approached the setting; as also طَفَلَت , (K, TA,) aor. طَفُلَ , inf. n. طُفُولٌ . (TA.) طَفَلَتِ الحُمُرُ العُشْبَ The asses depastured the herbs so as to raise the dust upon them. (Ibn- 'Abbád, O.) And طَفِلَ النَّبْتُ ; (Ibn-' Abbád, O, K;) and طُفِلَ ; (Ibn-' Abbád, O, TA;) or, accord. to the K, طُفِّلَ , inf. n. تَطْفِيلٌ ; (TA;) The herbage became soiled by dust, (Ibn-' Abbád, O, K, TA,) and thereby marred, or injured. (Ibn- ' Abbád, O, TA.)
Form 2طفّلت النَّاقَةُ7 senses · 4 main
maṣdarطُفُولٌ تَطْفِيلٌ

Core sense — she urged her young one on gently; the night grew dark; he considered consequencesgenerated

2.1the she-camel rubbed the root of her young one's tail and pushed him on with her head—رَشَحَتْ طِفْلَهَا
she went before her young one and waited for him until he overtook her, sometimes urging him on gently and following him—رَشَّحَتْهُ

The K has one or the other of these in different copies, but both verbs mean the same, as explained in the L.

Also طَفَلَت.

2.1.1

طفّلت الشَّمْسُ: see form 1.

2.1.2the night began to be dark, or drew near—طفّل اللَّيْلُ
2.2he treated the camels gently in journeying, so that their young ones might come up to them—طفّل الإِبِلَ

the young ones being the أَطْفَالُهَا.

2.2.1figurative · مجازhe considered what the result of the saying would be, and tried to understand it—طفّل الكَلَامَ

Synonym تَدَبَّرَهُ; also اطفلهُ.

2.3

See also form 1, last sentence.

2.4

And see form 5, in two places.

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i. q. رَشَحَتْ طِفْلَهَا or رَشَّحَتْهُ [i. e. The she-camel rubbed the root of her young one's tail, and pushed him on with her head; and went before him, and waited for him until he overtook her; and sometimes gently urged him on, and followed him]; (K accord. to different copies; [but both of these verbs signify the same, as expl. in the L;]) and so طَفَلَت , (K, TA,) aor. طَفُلَ , inf. n. طُفُولٌ . (TA.) طفّلت الشَّمْسُ : see 1. طفّل اللَّيْلُ The night began to be dark: (S, O:) or drew near. (K.) طفّل الإِبِلَ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. تَطْفِيلٌ , (S, O,) He treated the camels gently, in journeying, in order that their young ones ( أَطْفَالُهَا ) might come up to them. (S, O, K.) And طفّل الكَلَامَ , He considered, or forecast, the results of the speech, or saying; he looked to what would, or might, be its result; or he thought, or meditated, upon it, and endeavoured to understand it; syn. تَدَبَّرَهُ ; (K, TA;) and (TA) so اطفلهُ . (O, TA.) See also 1, last sentence. And see 5, in two places.
Form 4اطفلت3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — she had a young one of tender age; she brought forthgenerated

4.1she had a young one of tender age, or she brought forth—طِفْل

Said of a woman, of a girl or young woman (صبية — but I have no doubt this is a miscopying of ظَبْيَة, a doe-gazelle), of a she-camel, or of any female.

4.1.1

See also form 1, in two places.

4.2

And see form 2.

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, said of a woman, (S, O, TA,) and of a girl, or young woman, ( صبية , [but this, I doubt not, is a mistranscription for ظَبْيَة , i. e. a doe-gazelle,]) and of a she-camel, (TA,) or of any female, (Msb,) She had a طِفْل [or young one of tender age]: (S, O, TA:) or she brought forth. (Msb.) See also 1, in two places. And see 2.
Form 5تطفّل1 sense
maṣdarتَطْفِيلٌ

Core sense — he intruded at a feast, uninvitedgenerated

5.1he intruded upon him at a feast, uninvited—طفّل عَلَيْهِ

He became an intruder at feasts, uninvited; also طفّل; or he imitated Ṭufeyl. [See طُفَيْلِىٌّ.]

he intruded upon him at a feast, uninvited—تطفّل عليه

on this sense This is of the speech of the people of El-ʿIrāq.

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He was, or became, an intruder at feasts, uninvited; (S, Msb, K;) as also طفّل , (K,) inf. n. تَطْفِيلٌ : (TA:) or he imitated Tufeyl: (Har p. 179: [see طُفَيْلِىٌّ :]) and طفّل عَلَيْهِ and تطفّل عليه he intruded upon him at a feast, uninvited. (TA.) It is of the speech of the people of El-' Irák. (Lth, Msb.)

Derived nouns 18

Nounطَفْلٌ2 senses

Core sense — soft, or tender; fullers' earth used for scouring clothsgenerated

1soft, or tender, fingers, or ends of fingers—بَنَانٌ طَفْلٌ

Soft, or tender; applied to anything. The feminine is formed with ة, applied to a girl, or young woman, or to a woman; plurals طِفَالٌ and طُفُولٌ.

This is allowable, though بنان is a [kind of] plural and طفل is a singular, because every plural of this kind that differs from its singular only by the ة affixed to the latter is treated as singular and masculine as well as feminine.

Homeyd says: [And when they (referring to females) removed from over him the clothing, they wiped him with the extremities of soft, or tender, fingers, that adorned a plump fore arm, tattooed]

shāhid
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَ اللِّبْسَ عَنْهُ مَسَحْنَهُبِأَطْرَافِ طَفْلٍ زَانَ غَيْلًا مُوَشَّمًا

; meaning بِأَطْرَافِ بِنَانٍ طَفْلٍ.

2fullers' earth: a yellow, or rather yellowish, and sometimes white, earth well known in Egypt, with which cloths are scoured—بَيْلُونٌ

It is used for scouring cloths, and is sometimes used in the bath instead of soap; Lane's sources say the cloths are dyed with it, but rather they are scoured.

Esh-Shihāb El-ʿAjamee, in art. بلن.

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Soft, or tender; (S, O, K;) applied to anything, (K:) fem, with ة ; (S, O, K;) applied to a girl, or young woman, (S,) or to a woman: (O:) and pl. طِفَالٌ and طُفُولٌ , (K.) One says بَنَانٌ طَفْلٌ [Soft, or tender, fingers, or ends of fingers]; this being allowable, though بنان is a [kind of] pl. and طفل is a sing., because every pl. [of the kind] that differs not from its sing. save in the ة [affixed to the latter] is made sing. and masc. [as well as fem.]: and therefore Homeyd says, 1 [And when they (referring to females) removed from over him the clothing, they wiped him with the extremities of soft, or tender, fingers, that adorned a plump fore arm, tattooed]; meaning, بِأَطْرَافِ بِنَانٍ طَفْلٍ . (S, O.) فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَ اللِّبْسَ عَنْهُ مَسَحْنَهُ | بِأَطْرَافِ طَفْلٍ زَانَ غَيْلًا مُوَشَّمًا Also [Fullers' earth, which is used for scouring cloths, and is sometimes used in the bath, instead of soap;] a certain yellow [or rather yellowish, and sometimes white, or whitish,] earth, well known in Egypt, with which cloths are dyed [or rather scoured]; (TA;) also called بَيْلُونٌ . (Esh-Shiháb El- ' Ajamee, TA in art. بلن .)
Nounطِفْلٌ7 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a young child; a portion of a thing; a spark of firegenerated

1

A young one, or the young, of anything — of a human being or of a beast; or a new-born child, or young infant; and also the young of any wild animal.

Or it is applied to a child until he can discriminate, after which he is called صَبِىّ; so some say, and so says El-Munāwee. Or, according to Az, on the authority of AHeyth, a child from the time of his birth until he reaches puberty.

Feminine طِفْلَةٌ, plural أَطْفَالٌ; but طِفْلٌ is also used as feminine, dual, and plural, occurring as a plural in the Kur 24:31 and 22:5 and 40:69.

طِفْيَلٌ means the same as طِفْلٌ, used in this sense by a rājiz; but according to some it stands, by poetic licence, for the diminutive طُفَيْلٌ.

Qur’ān 24:31 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xxiv. 31”
Qur’ān 24:31 Lane quotes this verse
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe portion of anxiety—طِفْلُ الهَمِّ

[Hence,] any part or portion of anything, whether a substance or an accident; plural أَطْفَالٌ.

the portion of love—الحُبِّ
1.2figurative · مجازthe sparks of the fire became scattered—تَطَايَرَتْ أَطْفَالُ

A falling spark, or portion, of fire; or a live coal; or fire when just struck; also طِفْلَةٌ — but this last is the ism waḥda. The plural is أَطْفَالٌ.

the sparks of the fire became scattered—النَّارِ
1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

Small clouds: so in a verse of Aboo-Dhuʾeyb.

1.4figurative · مجاز[he labours in the accomplishment of] small objects of want—هُوَ يَسْعَى فِى أَطْفَالِ الحَوَائِجِ

An object of want, or a small object of want.

2figurative · مجاز

Night, or the first part of the night.

2.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

And the sun when near to setting.

Qur’ānic occurrences طِفْل
22:5
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍ مِّنَ ٱلْبَعْثِ فَإِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ مِن مُّضْغَةٍ مُّخَلَّقَةٍ وَغَيْرِ مُخَلَّقَةٍ لِّنُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ ۚ وَنُقِرُّ فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَآءُ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ۖ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَيْلَا يَعْلَمَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا ۚ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا ٱلْمَآءَ ٱهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنۢبَتَتْ مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ

O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs).

24:31
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.

24:59
وَإِذَا بَلَغَ ٱلْأَطْفَـٰلُ مِنكُمُ ٱلْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَـْٔذِنُوا۟ كَمَا ٱسْتَـْٔذَنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

But when the children among you come of age, let them (also) ask for permission, as do those senior to them (in age): Thus does Allah make clear His Signs to you: for Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.

40:67
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a Term appointed; in order that ye may learn wisdom.

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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A young one, or youngling, or the young, (Msb, K, *) of anything, (K,) [or] of a human being and of a beast: (Msb:) or (K) a new-born child, or young infant: and also a young one, or the young, of any wild animal: (S, O, K:) or it is applied to a child until he discriminates; (Msb, TA;) after which he is called صَبِىّ ; thus some say, (Msb,) [and] thus says El-Munáwee: (TA:) or, accord. to Az, (Msb, TA,) on the authority of AHeyth, (TA,) a child from the time of his birth (Mgh, TA) until he attains to puberty: (Mgh, Msb, TA:) fem. طِفْلَةٌ : (Zj, Mgh, Msb, TA:) and pl. أَطْفَالٌ : (Zj, S, O, Msb, TA:) but طِفْلٌ is also used as fem., (Zj, Mgh, O, Msb, TA,) and dual, (Zj, TA,) and pl., (Zj, S, O, Msb, TA,) occurring as pl. in the Kur xxiv. 31, (S, O, Msb,) and [xxii. 5 and] xl. 69: (Zj, TA:) and طِفْيَلٌ signifies the same as طِفْلٌ ; (K, TA;) used in this sense by a rájiz; but accord. to some, by poetic license, for the dim. طُفَيْلٌ . (TA.) [Hence,] Any part or portion of anything, whether a substance or an accident: (K, TA:) pl. أَطْفَالٌ : whence they say طِفْلُ الهَمِّ and الحُبِّ [The portion of anxiety and of love]. (TA.) A falling spark or portion ( سِقْط [in the CK سَقَط ]) of fire: (M, K, TA:) or a live coal: (A, TA:) or fire when just struck; as also طِفْلَةٌ : (T, TA: [but this latter is the n. un.:]) and the pl. is أَطْفَالٌ : one says, تَطَايَرَتْ أَطْفَالُ , النَّارِ , meaning The sparks of the fire [became scattered]. (TA.) Small clouds: so in a verse of Aboo-Dhu-eyb. (TA.) An object of want: (K:) or a small object of want. (TA.) One says, هُوَ يَسْعَى فِى أَطْفَالِ الحَوَائِجِ i. e. [ He labours in the accomplishment of] small objects of want. (A, TA.) Night: (K, TA:) or the first part thereof. (A, TA.) And The sun when near to the setting. (ISd, K, TA.)
Nounطَفَلٌ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — the period after sunrise; nightfall, or darkness; a shower of raingenerated

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See طُفُولِيَّةٌ.

1.1I came to him at one of the periods termed طَفَل—أَتَيْتُهُ طَفَلًا

Also the period next after sunrise: from طِفْلٌ, meaning "a young one" or "youngling".

Or طَفَلُ الغَدَاةِ is the period from when the sun is about to rise, or appear, until its light has mastery over the earth.

Er-Rāghib: when the sun is about to rise, or appear, and has not yet mastery in, or upon, the earth.

Or the period from the rising, or appearing, of the sun until it has mastery in, or upon, the earth. [For إِلَى ٱسْتِكْمَالِهَا in a copy of the M, and استكمانها and استكنانها in different copies of the K, I read الى ٱسْتِمْكَانِهَا, agreeing with the explanation in the T and with that of Er-Rāghib, in both of which the verb used is يَسْتَمْكِن.]

And the period after that called the عَصْر [q. v.], when the sun inclines to setting.

Or طَفَلُ العَشِىِّ is the last part of the afternoon, at sunset, and at the time when the sun becomes yellow and is about to set.

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Also the coming of the night with its darkness.

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And the darkness itself.

2the rain of the auroral setting of the Pleiades—طَفَلُ الثُّرَيَّا

Also rain.

the showers of the [rain called] وسمىّ fell—وَقَعَتْ أَطْفَالُ الوَسْمِىِّ
a shower of rain descended copiously upon him, or it—جَادَهُ طَفَلٌ مِنْ مَطَرٍ

on this sense [Or a shower of rain.]

2.1a wind that blows gently, or softly—رِيحٌ طَفَلٌ
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: see طُفُولِيَّةٌ . Also The period [next] after sunrise: from طِفْلٌ signifying “ a young one ” or “ youngling: ” (O:) or طَفَلُ الغَدَاةِ signifies the period from that when the sun is about to rise, or appear, until its light has ascendancy over the earth: (T, TA:) or when the sun is about to rise, or appear, and has not yet ascendancy in, or upon, the earth: (Er-Rághib, TA:) or the period from the rising, or appearing, of the sun, until its having ascendancy [for إِلَى ٱسْتِكْمَالِهَا in a copy of the M, and استكمانها and استكنانها in different copies of the K, I read الى ٱسْتِمْكَانِهَا , agreeably with the explanation in the the T and with that of Er-Rághib, in both of which the verb used is يَسْتَمْكِن ,] in, or upon, the earth. (M, K.) And (O) The period after [that called] the عَصْر [q. v.] when the sun inclines to the setting: (S, O:) or طَفَلُ العَشِىِّ signifies the last part of the afternoon, at sunset, (K, TA,) and at the time of the sun's becoming yellow, when it is about to set. (TA.) One says, أَتَيْتُهُ طَفَلًا [I came to him at one of the periods termed طَفَل ]. (S, O.) Also The coming of the night with its darkness. (TA.) And The darkness itself. (O, K.) Also Rain: so in the phrase طَفَلُ الثُّرَيَّا [The rain of the auroral setting of the Pleiades]. (S, O.) [Or A shower of rain: for] one says, وَقَعَتْ أَطْفَالُ الوَسْمِىِّ The showers of the [rain called] وسمىّ [q. v.] fell: and جَادَهُ طَفَلٌ مِنْ مَطَرٍ [A shower of rain descended copiously upon him, or it]. (A, TA.) And رِيحٌ طَفَلٌ A wind that blows gently, or softly. (TA.)
Nounطَفِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — herbage that does not become tallgenerated

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Herbage that does not become tall.

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Herbage that does not become tall (TA.)
Nounطُفَالٌ1 sense

Core sense — dry claygenerated

1dry clay—طَفَالٌ

Of the dialect of El-Yemen.

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and طَفَالٌ Dry clay: (K:) of the dial. of El-Yemen. (TA.)
Nounطَفِيلٌ1 sense

Core sense — turbid water left in a watering-troughgenerated

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Turbid water remaining in a watering-trough. The word is like أَمِيرٌ, or, according to the L, طِفْئِلٌ, and it is mentioned in the L in art. طفأل.

The ism waḥda is formed with ة: according to the L, طِفْئِلَةٌ, meaning a portion of it.

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, like أَمِيرٌ , (K,) or, accord. to the L, طِفْئِلٌ , mentioned in the L in art. طفأل , (TA,) Turbid water remaining in a watering-trough: (K, TA:) n. un. with ة ; (K;) accord. to the L, طِفْئِلَةٌ ; meaning a portion thereof. (TA.)
Nounطُفَيْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a little child, a young infantgenerated

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Diminutive of طِفْلٌ [q. v.].

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dim. of طِفْلٌ , q. v.
Nounطِفْئِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who intrudes at feasts, uninvitedgenerated

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See طَفِيلٌ.

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: see طَفِيلٌ .
Nounطِفْيَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who intrudes at feasts, uninvitedgenerated

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See طِفْلٌ.

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: see طِفْلٌ .
Nounطَفَالَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — early infancy, childhoodgenerated

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See what next follows.

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Nounطُفُولَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — early infancy, childhoodgenerated

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See what next follows.

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Nounطُفُولِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — early infancy; childhoodgenerated

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Mentioned by ISd and the expositors of the Fs and others, as well as in the K, and also pronounced without teshdeed [طُفُولِيَةٌ], which shows, as do several other reasons, that the ى in it is not the ending characteristic of relative nouns, though it has been said to be so.

The state, or condition, of the طِفْل: early infancy, or, in a wider sense, childhood; also طُفُولَةٌ and طَفَالَةٌ and طَفَلٌ, maṣdars having no verb corresponding to them.

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, mentioned by ISd and the expositors of the Fs and others, as well as in the K, and also pronounced without teshdeed, [i. e. طُفُولِيَةٌ ,] which shows, as do several other reasons, that the ى therein is not that which is the characteristic of rel. ns., though it has been asserted to be so, (MF, TA,) The state, or condition, of the طِفْل ; [i. e. early infancy: or, in a larger sense, childhood;] as also طُفُولَةٌ and طَفَالَةٌ and طَفَلٌ ; (K;) [inf. ns.] having no verb [corresponding to them]. (TA.)
Nounطُفَيْلِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one who intrudes at feasts, uninvitedgenerated

1one who intrudes at feasts, uninvited—طِفْلِيلٌ

The first of the two is a relative noun from طُفَيْلٌ, the name of a certain man of El-Koofeh who used to intrude at feasts, uninvited, and who was called طُفَيْلُ الأَعْرَاسِ and طُفَيْلُ العَرَائِسِ.

Two other derivations are also mentioned, but they are too far-fetched to deserve notice.

Such a person the Arabs, in their proper language, called وَارِشٌ.

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One who intrudes at feasts, uninvited; (S, O, Msb, K;) as also طِفْلِيلٌ : (K:) the former is a rel. n. from طُفَيْلٌ , the name of a certain man of El-Koofeh, (ISk, S, O, Msb, K,) who used to intrude at feasts, uninvited, (ISk, S, O, Msb,) and who was called طُفَيْلُ الأَعْرَاسِ and طُفَيْلُ العَرَائِسِ : (ISk, S, O: [two other deriva- tions are mentioned in the TA; but they are too far-fetched to deserve notice:]) such the Arabs [in their proper language] called وَارِشٌ . (ISk, S, O, Msb.)
Nounطَفَّالٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who sells fullers' earthgenerated

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One who sells طَفْل [or fullers' earth].

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One who sells طَفْل [or fullers' earth]. (TA.)
Nounطِفْلِيلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who intrudes at feasts, uninvitedgenerated

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See طُفَيْلِىٌّ.

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: see طُفَيْلِىٌّ .
Nounطَافِلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — usefulness, a benefitgenerated

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Golius explains this as meaning the same as فَايِدَةٌ and خَيْرٌ, "utilitas, bonum", citing the KL as his authority; but it is clearly a mistake for طَائِلٌ, explained as meaning فَائِدَةٌ and خَيْرٌ in my copy of the KL, which does not mention طَافِلَةٌ in any sense.

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[ , which Golius explains as meaning “ i. q. فَايِدَةٌ et خَيْرٌ , utilitas, bonum, ” referring to the KL as his authority, is evidently a mistake for طَائِلٌ , expl. as meaning فَائِدَةٌ and خَيْرٌ in my copy of the KL, which does not mention طَافِلَةٌ in any sense.]
Nounأَطْفَلُ1 sense

Core sense — more, or most, intrusive, uninvitedgenerated

1more intrusive, uninvited, than night upon day—أَطْفَلُ مِنْ لَيْلٍ عَلَى نَهَارٍ

[More, or most, like to the طُفَيْلِىّ, and hence more, or most, intrusive, uninvited.]

more intrusive, uninvited, than hoariness upon youthfulness—مِنْ شَيْبٍ عَلَى شَبَابٍ
more intrusive, uninvited, than flies—مِنْ ذُبَابٍ

on this sense These are proverbs. (Meyd)

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[More, or most, like to the طُفَيْلِىّ : and hence, more, and most, intrusive, uninvited]. أَطْفَلُ مِنْ لَيْلٍ عَلَى نَهَارٍ [More intrusive, uninvited, than night upon day], and مِنْ شَيْبٍ عَلَى شَبَابٍ [than hoariness upon youthfulness], and مِنْ ذُبَابٍ [than flies], are proverbs. (Meyd.)
Nounمُطْفِلٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — having a young one with her, said of a femalegenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferredhaving a young one, or youngling, with her—مُطْفِلَةٌ

A ʿObeyd. Applied to a female, of human beings, of wild animals, and of camels; the same as ذَاتُ طِفْلٍ, with her.

Or applied to a she-gazelle and camel, or to any female, that has recently brought forth. Plurals مَطَافِلُ and مَطَافِيلُ. (A ʿObeyd) [See also عَائِذٌ in art. عوذ.]

Kureysh journeyed with the camels that had recently brought forth, their young ones with them—سَارَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِالعُوذِ المَطَافِيلِ

Occurring in a tradition, it means: with their collective company, their old and their young. [See, again, عَائِذٌ.]

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Freytag says it is applied in the Deewān of the Hudhalees to clouds followed by small ones.

1.2a night that kills the young ones by its cold—لَيْلَةٌ مُطْفِلٌ
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, (A 'Obeyd, S, O, Msb, K,) and مُطْفِلَةٌ also, (TA,) applied to a female, of human beings and of wild animals, (K, TA,) and of camels, (A 'Obeyd, TA,) i. q. ذَاتُ طِفْلٍ [Having a young one, or youngling, &c.], (A 'Obeyd, K, TA,) with her: (A 'Obeyd, TA:) or applied to a she-gazelle and camel, (S, O,) or to any female, (Msb,) that has recently brought forth: (S, O, Msb: *) pl. مَطَافِلُ and مَطَافِيلُ . (A 'Obeyd, S, O, K.) [See also عَائِذٌ , in art. عوذ .] سَارَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِالعُوذِ المَطَافِيلِ i. e. Kureysh journeyed with the camels that had recently brought forth having with them their young ones, occurring in a trad., means, with their collective company, their old and their young. (TA.) [See, again, عَائِذٌ .] [It is also said by Freytag to be applied in the Deewán of the Hudhalees to clouds followed by small ones.] And لَيْلَةٌ مُطْفِلٌ means A night that kills the young ones by its cold. (K, TA.)