عل

5 تعلّل بِهِ ذ He diverted himself, (S,) or occupied himself so as to divert himself, (K,) and (S, in the K “ or ”) contented, or satisfied, himself, or he was, or became diverted, &c., with it; (S, K;) as also ↓ اعتلّ: (K:) as, for instance, with a portion of food, [ so that the craving of his stomach became allayed, ] before the [morning-meal called] غَدَاآء; (M voce سُلْفَةٌ, and K voce لُمْجَةٌ, &c.;) and as a beast does with the cud: (TA:) he occupied himself so as to divert himself, and fed [or sustained ] himself, with it: (Har p. 23:) and he whiled away his time with it. (W p. 55.) And تعلّل با@لْمَرْأَةِ He diverted himself with the woman. (K.) ― -b2- And تعلّل signifies also He occupied himself vainly. (S and TA in art. جدب: see a verse cited voce جَادِبٌ.) ― -b3- And He made an excuse. (KL. [See also 8.]) ― -b4- And تَعَلَّلَتْ مِنْ نِفَاسِهَا, and ↓ تَعَالَّتْ, (K, TA,) as also تَعَالَتْ, without teshdeed, (TA, [see 5 in art. علو,]) She passed forth from her state of impurity consequent upon childbirth, (K, * TA,) and became lawful to her husband. (TA.)