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تل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

تِلَّةٌ ألهى لها لهى لهي تل تله تلة وله ولي A mode, or manner, of lying upon the side. (Fr, K.) ― -b2- Sluggishness, laziness, or indolence. (Fr, T, K.) ― -b3- A state, or condition. (S, M, K) You say, هُوَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ He is in an evil state or condition; like as you say بِبِيْئَةِ سوء: (S:) and بَاتَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ He passed the night in an evil state or condition. (M.) ― -b4- A thing; as in the saying, تَلَّهُ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ [explained above]: see 1. (Th, M, K.) -A2- I. q. بِلَّةٌ, (T, M,) or بَلَلٌ, as also ↓ تَلَلٌ: (K:) Abu-s-Semeyda' says that تِلَّةٌ and بِلَّةٌ and تَلَلٌ and تَلَّةٌ are all one [i. e. Moisture ]. (T.) One says, [app. to a person suspected of having drunk wine or the like,] مَا هٰذِهِ التِّلَّةُ بِفِيكَ i. e. البَلَّةُ [ What is this moisture in thy mouth? ]. (T, M.)

Derived headwords

تِلَّةٌ
  1. 1.
هُوَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ
بِبِيْئَةِ سوء
بَاتَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ
تَلَّهُ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ
مَا هٰذِهِ التِّلَّةُ بِفِيكَ