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طفءل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of stagnation, weakness, and perhaps a specific type of water or person. The derived words describe stagnant water in a basin and a weak or feeble man.

Derived headwords

الطُّفَيْئِلnoun
  1. 1.
    stagnant waterclassical

    Refers to turbid, stagnant water that remains in a basin or pool. The singular form 'طفئيلة' can also refer to a group or portion.

طُفَيْئِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    portion, groupclassical

    A singular unit or portion, used in reference to the stagnant water, implying a specific quantity or section.

الطَّفَنْشَلnoun
  1. 1.
    weak manclassical

    Describes a feeble or weak man. This term is presented as a quadriliteral root derivation.

الطَّفَنْشَأnoun
  1. 1.
    weak manclassical

    An alternative form, مقصور مهموز (shortened and hamzated), referring to a weak or feeble man.

Parallel reading

الطفئل: الماء الرنق الكدر يبقى في الحوض، واحدته طفئلة، يعني بالواحدة الطائفة.
Al-tufaylil: The turbid, stagnant water that remains in the basin; its singular is tufaylah, meaning by the singular a portion.
التهذيب في الرباعي عن الأموي: الطفنشأ، مقصور مهموز، الضعيف من الرجال.
Al-Tahdhib, in the quadriliteral, from Al-Umavi: Al-Tafansha', shortened and hamzated, is the weak among men.
وقال شمر: الطفنشل باللام؛ وأنشد:
And Shamir said: Al-Tafanshal with the lam; and he recited:
لما رأت بعيلها زنجيلا، ... طفنشلا لا يمنع الفصيلا
When she saw her husband chained, ... a weakling who does not prevent the separation of the young from the mother
قالت له مقالة تفصيلا: ... ليتك كنت حيضة تمصيلا
She said to him a detailed saying: ... 'I wish you were a menstruating woman (or a bloody discharge)'
قال: أنشدنيه الإيادي كذلك.
He said: Al-Iyadi recited it to me likewise.