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تفل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

تُفْلٌ فال فل فلى تفل , (K,) or ↓ تَفْلٌ, (M, accord. to the TT,) and ↓ تُفَالٌ, (M, K,) vulgarly ↓ تِفْلٌ and ↓ تِفَالٌ, (TA,) Spittle, or saliva, ejected from the mouth; syn. بُصَاقٌ; (M, K;) as also ↓ تَفَلٌ: (Ibn-Abi-l- Hadeed, TA:) or it is similar to بُصَاق. (TA.) [See 1.] ― -b2- And Froth, or foam, (M, K,) of the sea; (TA;) and the like thereof. (M.)

Derived headwords

تُفْلٌ
  1. 1.