طلع

3 طالعهُ ذ , (S, O, K,) inf. n. مُطَالَعَةٌ and طِلَاعٌ, (K,) i. q. اِطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِ; (S, O, K;) i. e., a thing: (S, O:) Lth says that طِلَاعٌ is syn. with اِطِّلَاعٌ; but Az disapproves this: (O:) [the verb is correctly explained in what here follows:] one says, طَالَعْتُ ضَيْعَتِى, meaning نَظَرْتُهَا وَا@طَّلَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا (tropical:) [ I inspected, or considered with my eye, my estate, and obtained a knowledge of it, or acquainted myself with its condition ]: (TA:) or مُطَالَعَةٌ signifies the inspecting a thing well, in order to obtain a knowledge of it. (KL.) [Hence, مُطَالَعَةُ الكُتُبِ (assumed tropical:) The studying, and perusing, of books. ] -A2- See also the next paragraph, latter half, in three places.