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طلي

Root entry · 42 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of smearing, coating, or applying something, often with viscous substances like tar or paint. It extends to concepts of being covered, marked, or stained, and metaphorically to being afflicted, diseased, or even morally corrupted. It also encompasses related terms for young animals, specific bodily parts, and abstract concepts like desire or pleasure.

Derived headwords

طَلَى، يَطْلِي، طَلْيًاverb
  1. 1.
    to smear, coatboth

    To apply a substance like tar, paint, or oil onto a surface.

  2. 2.
    to stainboth

    To mark or cover something with a substance, often implying discoloration.

  3. 3.
    to curse, insultclassical

    To utter abusive or offensive language towards someone.

  4. 4.
    to cover, envelopclassical

    Used metaphorically for darkness covering the land.

طلى البعير الهناء — The camel was smeared with the ointment
يطلى بالعبير كأنه دماء ظباء بالنحور ذبيح — It is smeared with perfume as if it were the blood of gazelles slaughtered at the throats
طَلِيَ، يَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be smeared, coatedboth

    Passive form of 'to smear', indicating something has been covered with a substance.

  2. 2.
    to be afflicted, sickclassical

    To be severely ill or suffering.

وقد اطلى به — And he was smeared with it
وسرب تطلى — And a herd that is smeared
طَلْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smearing, coatingboth

    The act or instance of smearing or coating something.

  2. 2.
    tar, pitchclassical

    A dark, viscous substance used for coating.

طَلِيَ فوهُ، يَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to have plaque on teethclassical

    Describing teeth that have a buildup of tartar or discoloration.

طلي فوه — His mouth had plaque
اطْلَى بهverb
  1. 1.
    to be smeared with itboth

    Passive form indicating being coated or covered with a specific substance.

وقد اطلى به — And he was smeared with it
تَطَلَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to be smearedboth

    Passive form of 'to smear', indicating being coated.

  2. 2.
    to engage in revelryclassical

    To habitually indulge in entertainment and pleasure.

وسرب تطلى — And a herd that is smeared
تطلى فلان — So-and-so engaged in revelry
طَلِيَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    smeared, coatedboth

    Describing something that has been covered with a substance, especially tar.

  2. 2.
    mangy, scabbyboth

    Suffering from a skin disease causing hair loss and sores, often treated with tar.

وناقة طلياء — And a mangy she-camel
الطِّلاءnoun
  1. 1.
    tar, pitchboth

    A dark, viscous substance, often derived from wood or coal, used for coating.

  2. 2.
    anything smearedboth

    Any substance that is applied as a coating.

  3. 3.
    wineclassical

    A euphemism for wine, used to make its name sound more pleasant.

  4. 4.
    thickened grape juiceclassical

    A drink made from grape juice reduced by boiling.

  5. 5.
    foul abuseclassical

    Harsh and offensive insults.

الطلاء، ككساء: القطران، وكل ما يطلى به — Al-Tilaa', like kisaa': Tar, and everything that is smeared with it
هي الخمر تكنى! الطلاء — It is wine, called Al-Tilaa'
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    necksboth

    The necks of animals or humans.

  2. 2.
    bases of necksclassical

    The lower part of the neck where it joins the body.

  3. 3.
    pleasure, desireclassical

    One's inclination, wish, or satisfaction.

حين مالت طِلاتُها — When their necks tilted
قضى طلاه من حاجته — He fulfilled his desire from his need
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    young of sheep/goatsboth

    A young lamb or kid, typically less than a year old.

الحبل الذي يشد به رجل الطلى — The rope with which the leg of the young animal is tied
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    blood crustclassical

    The dried or clotted part of blood.

الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    bloodclassical

    The vital fluid circulating in the body.

يضطرب في طلائه مقتولا — He writhes in his blood, killed
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    personclassical

    An individual human being.

إنه لجميل الطلى — He is a person of beautiful form
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    one smeared with tarclassical

    A person or animal that has been coated with tar.

المطلي بالقطران — The one smeared with tar
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    severely ill personclassical

    Someone suffering from a grave illness.

الرجل الشديد المرض — The severely ill man
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    desire, inclinationclassical

    One's personal wish or preference.

قضى طلاه من حاجته — He fulfilled his desire from his need
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    pleasure, delightclassical

    Enjoyment or satisfaction derived from something.

لم يقض منها طلاه بعد إنفاد — He has not yet satisfied his pleasure from it after it ran out
الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    necksboth

    The necks of animals or humans.

  2. 2.
    bases of necksclassical

    The lower part of the neck.

حين مالت طِلاتُها — When their necks tilted
الطُّلَيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    mangy she-camelclassical

    A female camel suffering from mange.

والطلياء الناقة الجرباء — And Al-Tilyaa': the mangy she-camel
الطُّلَيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    rag for rubbingclassical

    A cloth used for rubbing or cleaning, especially in a bath.

خرقة العارك — The rag of the one who rubs
التَّطْلِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nursing, caring forclassical

    The act of tending to someone who is sick.

  2. 2.
    insulting, cursingclassical

    The act of uttering abusive language.

  3. 3.
    singing, musicclassical

    The act of singing or performing music.

طلى فلانا إذا مرضه وقام عليه في مرضه — He nursed so-and-so when he was sick and took care of him during his illness
التطلية: الشتم القبيح — Al-Tatliyah: foul abuse
المُطْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A specific location in the territory of Banu Abi Bakr bin Kilab.

إني أرقت على المطلى — I stayed awake at Al-Mutla
المُطْلَىadjective
  1. 1.
    severely illclassical

    A person who is gravely sick and weakened by illness.

  2. 2.
    imprisoned, confinedclassical

    Someone held captive with little hope of release.

كالمهنى: المريض الدنف — Like Al-Muhanna: the gravely ill patient
الطَّلْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    drink of milkclassical

    A serving or portion of milk.

أَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to incline neck to deathclassical

    Describing the neck of a dying person or animal drooping.

  2. 2.
    to incline neckclassical

    To bend or droop one's neck.

ما أطلى نبي قط — A prophet never inclined (to his desires)
قد أطلى ومالت عليه القشعمان من النسور — He has drooped, and the vultures have leaned over him
الطُّلْيَاnoun
  1. 1.
    mange, scabiesclassical

    A skin disease characterized by itching and sores.

  2. 2.
    a type of skin eruptionclassical

    A pustule or sore resembling ringworm.

تَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cling to revelryclassical

    To habitually engage in entertainment and pleasure.

تطلى فلان — So-and-so clung to revelry
طَلْحَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overgrown with algaeclassical

    Describing a watering place covered with green slime.

منهل طال — A watering place overgrown with algae
طَالَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dark, obscureclassical

    Describing a night that is intensely dark.

ليل طال — A dark night
المُطْلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow gullyclassical

    A small, narrow channel for water.

  2. 2.
    soft, easy landclassical

    Level, fertile ground suitable for grazing.

مسيل ضيق من الأرض — A narrow gully in the land
الأرض السهلة اللينة تنبت الغضى — Soft, easy land that grows thorny shrubs
المَطَالِيnoun
  1. 1.
    soft, easy placesclassical

    Areas of level, fertile ground.

المواضع السهلة اللينة — Soft, easy places
طَلِيْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tie its legclassical

    To secure the leg of a young animal to a peg.

  2. 2.
    to detain, holdclassical

    To keep something or someone in confinement.

ربطته برجله إلى الوتد — I tied it by its leg to the peg
حبسته — I detained it
الطِّلْيnoun
  1. 1.
    young of sheep/goatsboth

    A young lamb or kid.

الصغير من أولاد الغنم — The young of sheep
أَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to droop neckclassical

    To let one's neck hang down, often due to weakness or death.

مالت عنقه للموت — His neck drooped towards death
الطِّلْيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wool for smearingclassical

    A piece of wool used to apply tar to camels with mange.

  2. 2.
    rag for rubbingclassical

    A cloth used for rubbing or cleaning.

  3. 3.
    rope for tying legclassical

    A cord used to tie the leg of a young animal.

صوفة تطلى بها الإبل الجربى — Wool with which mangy camels are smeared
خرقة العارك — The rag of the one who rubs
الطُّلْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    whiteness on teethclassical

    A white coating on teeth, caused by disease or thirst.

لساني معقول من الطليان — My tongue is tied by the whiteness
الطُّلَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inkwellclassical

    A container for ink.

  2. 2.
    what is smearedclassical

    Any substance used for coating.

الطُّلَىnoun
  1. 1.
    ashes between tripodsclassical

    The residue of a fire found between cooking tripods.

طَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to curse, insultclassical

    To utter abusive or offensive language.

  2. 2.
    to cover, envelopclassical

    Used metaphorically for darkness covering the land.

طلى الليل الآفاق — The night covered the horizons
إذا شتم — If he insults
مُطْلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    unpeeledclassical

    Describing wood or a plant that has not had its bark or outer layer removed.

  2. 2.
    complicated, obscureclassical

    Describing a situation or matter that is difficult to understand.

عود مطلي — Unpeeled wood
أمر مطلي — A complicated matter
طَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to appear on the surfaceclassical

    Describing plants emerging from the ground.

طلى البقل — The herbs appeared on the surface
أَطْلَىverb
  1. 1.
    to incline neck to one sideclassical

    To bend one's neck to one side.

مال عنقه إلى أحد الشقين — His neck tilted to one side

Parallel reading

طلى البعير الهناء
The camel was smeared with the ointment
يطلى بالعبير كأنه دماء ظباء بالنحور ذبيح
It is smeared with perfume as if it were the blood of gazelles slaughtered at the throats
وسرب يطلى بالعبير كأنه دماء ظباء بالنحور ذبيح
And a herd is smeared with perfume as if it were the blood of gazelles slaughtered at the throats
وقد اطلى به
And he was smeared with it
وناقة طلياء
And a mangy she-camel
الطلاء، ككساء: القطران، وكل ما يطلى به
Al-Tilaa', like kisaa': Tar, and everything that is smeared with it
هي الخمر تكنى! الطلاء
It is wine, called Al-Tilaa'
شرب الطلأ المثلث
He drank the thickened grape juice
ضربة مثلا، أي تظهر لي الإكرام وأنت تريد قتلي
He struck it as an example, meaning you show me honor while you intend to kill me
وهو ما طبخ من عصير العنب حتى ذهب ثلثاه
It is what is cooked from grape juice until two-thirds of it has evaporated
الحبل الذي يشد به رجل الطلى
The rope with which the leg of the young animal is tied
وهو الصغير من ذوات الظلف والخف
And it is the young of cloven-hoofed and soft-footed animals
تركته يتشحط في طلائه، أي يضطرب في دمه مقتولا
I left him writhing in his blood, killed
إنه لجميل الطلى
He is a person of beautiful form
أفاطم فاستحيي طلى وتحرجي
O Fatimah, be modest and hesitant
قضى طلاه من حاجته، أي هواه
He fulfilled his desire from his need, meaning his inclination
كما تمني حميا الكأس شاربها لم يقض منها طلاه بعد إنفاد
As the fever of the cup tempts its drinker, he has not yet satisfied his pleasure from it after it ran out
حين مالت طِلاتُها
When their necks tilted
والطلياء الناقة الجرباء
And Al-Tilyaa': the mangy she-camel
أهون من الطلياء
Easier than Al-Tilyaa'
طلى فلانا إذا مرضه وقام عليه في مرضه
He nursed so-and-so when he was sick and took care of him during his illness
إني أرقت على المطلى
I stayed awake at Al-Mutla
ما أطلى نبي قط، أي: ما مال إلى هواه
A prophet never inclined (to his desires)
تركت أباك قد أطلى ومالت عليه القشعمان من النسور
I left your father having drooped, and the vultures have leaned over him
لساني معقول من الطليان
My tongue is tied by the whiteness
ألا طرقتنا بالمدينة بعدما طلى الليل أذناب البجاد فأظلما
Did she visit us in Medina after the night had covered the ends of the cloak and darkened?