ت ل ف

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns destruction, perishing, and ruin. It describes the state of being destroyed or ruined, as well as the act of causing something to be destroyed or lost. It also extends to dangerous or desolate places that cause ruin to those who traverse them.

Derived headwords

تَلِفَverb

1.
to perishboth
To be destroyed, ruined, or perish. This is the basic meaning of the root, indicating a loss or cessation of existence.

تَلَفًاnoun

1.
perishingboth
The state or act of perishing, destruction, or ruin. It is the verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'talifa'.

أتْلَفَverb

1.
to destroyboth
To cause something to perish, be destroyed, or be ruined. This is the causative form (Form IV) of the root, indicating an external agent causing destruction.

المُتْلِفnoun

1.
destroyerboth
One who causes destruction or ruin. It can also refer to a place that causes ruin.
2.
desolate placeclassical
A dangerous or desolate place, a wilderness, or a place that leads to ruin. This is a common meaning derived from the idea of a place that destroys its travelers.

المَتَالِفnoun

1.
ruinous placesclassical
Plural of 'mutlaf', referring to dangerous, desolate, or ruinous places.

مُتْلِفadjective

1.
ruinousclassical
Describing a place that causes ruin or destruction, often used for desolate terrains.

المُتْلِفَةnoun

1.
desolate placeclassical
Similar to 'mutlaf', referring to a desolate or dangerous place that can lead to ruin.

مُتْلِفًاadverb

1.
ruinouslyclassical
In a manner that causes ruin or destruction, often describing a place.

Parallel reading

التلف: الهلاك والعطب في كل شيء

Destruction: ruin and damage in everything.

وأتلفه غيره، أي أفناه

And another caused it to be destroyed, meaning, it annihilated it.

المتلف كمقعد: المهلك والمفازة

Al-mutlif (as in maq'ad): the place of destruction and the desolate wilderness.

والجمع متالف

And the plural is matālif.

أمن حذر آتي المتالف سادرا

Are you heedless of approaching ruinous places, going carelessly?

وأية أرض ليس فيها متالف

And what land is there that does not have ruinous places?

كم من متلف حاذرت

How many a place of ruin have you avoided?

بلد متلف: ذو تلف وذو هلاك، لا مرعى به يرعى

A ruinous land: possessing destruction and ruin, with no pasture to graze.

وإنما سميت المفازة متلفا متلفا لأنها تتلف سالكها في الأكثر

The desolate wilderness is only called a ruinous place because it most often destroys its traveler.

ومتلف مثل فرق الرأس تخلجه

And a desolate place like the crown of a head, through which one passes.

بمتلفة ليست بطلح ولا حمض

Through a desolate place that is neither of the acacia nor of the bitter plants.