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تلف

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns destruction, ruin, and loss. It describes the state of perishing, the act of causing something to be destroyed, and the concept of something being wasted or in vain. It can also refer to a dangerous, desolate place.

Derived headwords

التَّلَفُnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionboth

    destruction

تَلِفَverb
  1. 1.
    to perishboth

    To be destroyed, ruined, or to cease to exist.

  2. 2.
    to be lostboth

    To be wasted or rendered useless.

أَتْلَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroyboth

    To cause something to be ruined, damaged, or perish.

  2. 2.
    to wasteboth

    To use or consume something carelessly or to no good purpose.

المُتْلِفُnoun
  1. 1.
    desolate placeclassical

    A dangerous or desolate area, often a desert or wasteland.

تَلَفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    in vainboth

    Meaning 'in vain' or 'fruitlessly', referring to something done without purpose or result.

  2. 2.
    wastefullyboth

    In a manner that signifies waste or destruction.

طَلْفًاnoun
  1. 1.
    in vainclassical

    Synonymous with 'تلفا', meaning 'in vain' or 'fruitlessly'.

مُتْلَافٌadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, one who wastes his money a lotboth

    meaning, one who wastes his money a lot

Parallel reading

التلف: الهلاك.
Destruction: ruin.
وقد تلف الشئ
And a thing perished.
وأتلفه غيره.
And another caused it to be destroyed.
والمتلف: المفازة.
And the desolate place is the wasteland.
وذهبت نفس فلان تلفا وطلفا (2) بمعنى واحد، أي هدرا.
And so-and-so's soul departed fruitlessly and in vain, meaning the same thing, i.e., in vain.
ورجل متلاف، أي كثير الإتلاف لماله.
And a man is wasteful, meaning one who destroys much of his property.