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تل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

1 تَلَّهُ ألهى لها لهى لهي تل تله تلة وله ولي , (T, S, * M, Msb, K,) aor. تَلُ3َ , inf. n. تَلٌّ, (M, Msb,) He prostrated him, or threw him down; (T, S, M, Msb, K;) [as some say,] upon the تَلّ: (TA:) or he threw him down (M, K, TA) upon his تَلِيل, i. e., (TA,) upon his neck, and his cheek: (M, K TA:) but the former is the more approved; and thus it is explained as used in the phrase وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ [in the Kur xxxvii. 103], (M,) and he prostrated him, or threw him down, (Aboo-Is-hák, T, S, Bd,) upon his side, so that the side of his forehead fell upon the ground; (Bd;) or upon his mouth; (Katá- deh, T;) or upon his face. (Bd.) And تَلَّ النَّاقَةَ He made the she-camel to lie down upon her breast. (TA.) ― -b2- He threw it upon the ground: said of any corporeal thing. (M.) ― -b3- تَلَّ, aor. تَلُ3َ (IAar, T, K) and تَلِ3َ , (K,) [the latter anomalous in this case, and doubtful,] also signifies He poured (IAar, T, K, TA) into the hand of another. (TA.) And تَلَّ الشَّىْءَ فِى يَدِهِ He gave, or delivered, the thing to him: (M, K *:) or he threw, or put, the thing into his hand. (K.) The Prophet says, بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أُتِيتُ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ فَتُلَّتْ فِى يَدِى, i. e. [ While I was sleeping, I had the keys of the treasures of the earth brought to me, ] and they were poured into my hand: (IAar, T, M:) or were thrown, or put, into my hand. (IAmb, M.) ― -b4- Also, (K,) inf. n. تَلٌّ, (M,) He lowered, or let down, the rope into the well, (M, K,) with the hand, on the occasion of drawing water. (M.) ― -b5- سَوْءٍ ↓ تَلَّهُ بِتِلَّةِ, [aor. تَلُ3َ , accord. to rule,] He charged him, or upbraided him, with an evil, or a foul, thing. (Th, M, K.) -A2- تَلَّ, aor. تَلِ3َ (IAar, T, M, K) and تَلُ3َ , (K,) [the latter anomalous in this case, and doubtful,] He was, or became, prostrated, or thrown down; (M, K) he fell, or fell down. (IAar, T, M, K.) -A3- تَلَّ جَبِينُهُ, (M, K,) aor. تَلِ3َ (T, M, K) and تَلُ3َ , (K,) [the latter anomalous in this case also, and doubtful,] inf. n. تَلٌّ, (T, M,) The side of his forehead sweated, or exuded sweat. (M, K.) And in like manner the verb is used in relation to a wateringtrough. (Lh, M.) -A4- تَلِلْت is an imitative sequent to ضَلِلْت. (M.)

Derived headwords

تَلَّهُverb
  1. 1.
وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ
تَلَّ النَّاقَةَ
تَلَّ الشَّىْءَ فِى يَدِهِ
بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أُتِيتُ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الأَرْضِ
فَتُلَّتْ فِى يَدِى