تلف

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns destruction, ruin, and perishing. It extends to concepts of loss, waste, and places that lead to destruction. It also touches upon the idea of something being inherently destructive or prone to ruin.

Derived headwords

تَلِفَverb

1.
to perishboth
To be destroyed, ruined, or to die.

تَلَفٌnoun

1.
destructionboth
The state of being ruined, destroyed, or perished; ruin, perishing.
2.
lossboth
The act or instance of losing something, leading to its destruction or ruin.

تَلِفٌadjective

1.
perishedboth
Describing something that has been destroyed or ruined.

أتْلَفَverb

1.
to destroyboth
To cause something to be ruined or destroyed; to bring about ruin or destruction.
2.
to wasteboth
To squander or consume something excessively and foolishly.

إتْلَافٌnoun

1.
destructionboth
The act of causing ruin or destruction.
2.
squanderingboth
The act of wasting or spending money or resources excessively.

مُتْلِفٌadjective

1.
destructiveboth
Causing ruin or destruction.
2.
wastefulboth
Tending to waste resources or money.

مِتْلَافٌadjective

1.
very wastefulboth
Extremely prone to wasting one's wealth or resources.

مُتْلِفَةٌnoun

1.
chasmclassical
A deep gorge or abyss, especially one that overlooks a place of ruin or destruction.
2.
barren landclassical
An arid or desolate area of land, often infertile.

مَتْلَفٌnoun

1.
desertclassical
A desolate or barren place, especially a desert, which is named because it often leads its traveler to ruin.

تَلِفَةٌnoun

1.
impregnable hillclassical
A strong, inaccessible hill that poses a danger of ruin to anyone who attempts to ascend it.

مَتَالِفٌnoun

1.
places of ruinclassical
Destructive places or dangerous terrains that lead to ruin or perishing.

Parallel reading

التلف الهلاك والعطب في كل شيء.

Destruction is perishing and ruin in everything.

تلف يتلف تلفا، فهو تلف: هلك.

He perished, perishes, perishing; he is perished: he died.

تلف الشيء وأتلفه غيره

The thing perished, and another caused it to perish.

ذهبت نفس فلان تلفا وظلفا بمعنى واحد أي هدرا.

So-and-so's soul departed in perishing and ruin, meaning the same, i.e., in vain.

إن من القرف التلف

Indeed, among the causes of ruin is proximity to contagion.

والمتالف المهالك.

And the places of ruin are the dangerous terrains.

أتلف فلان ماله إتلافا إذا أفناه إسرافا

So-and-so wasted his wealth through squandering if he consumed it excessively.

أتلفنا المنايا أي وجدناها ذات تلف أي ذات إتلاف

We found death to be destructive, meaning it was destructive or caused destruction.

أتلفنا المنايا وأتلفوا أي صيرنا المنايا تلفا لهم وصيروها لنا تلفا

We made death a ruin for them, and they made it a ruin for us.

ويقال معناه صادفناها تتلفنا وصادفوها تتلفهم.

And it is said its meaning is: we encountered death destroying us, and they encountered it destroying them.

ورجل متلف ومتلاف: يتلف ماله

And a man is destructive and very wasteful: he destroys his wealth.

وقيل: كثير الإتلاف.

And it was said: he is one who causes much destruction.

والمتلفة: مهواة مشرفة على تلف.

And the chasm is a precipice overlooking destruction.

والمتلفة: القفر؛

And the barren land is the desert;

والمتلف المفازة؛

And the desert is the wilderness;

سمي بذلك لأنه يتلف سالكه في الأكثر.

It is so named because it most often leads its traveler to ruin.

والتلفة: الهضبة المنيعة التي يغشى من تعاطاها التلف؛

And the impregnable hill is a strong hill that whoever attempts it risks destruction;

إذا رامها الرامي تطاول نيقها

When the archer aims for it, its peak stretches out.