طفيلي
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ط ف ل (ṭ f l) |
| 5 terms |
Alternative forms
• مُتَطَفِّل (mutaṭaffil)
Etymology
There are two opinions attributed to Al-Asmaʿi. The first one is that it came from Arabic: طَفَل (ṭafal) which mean the arrival of night's darkness, as an analogy to the sudden coming of the uninvited person. The second one is that it came from the proper noun Arabic: طُفَيْل (ṭufayl), a man from Ghatafan tribe who used to be a prominent parasite in Kufa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˤu.faj.lijj/
Noun
طُفَيْلِيّ • (ṭufayliyy) m (plural طُفَيْلِيُّون (ṭufayliyyūn), feminine طُفَيْلِيَّة (ṭufayliyya))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | طُفَيْلِي ṭufaylī |
الطُّفَيْلِي aṭ-ṭufaylī |
طُفَيْلِي ṭufaylī |
| nominative | طُفَيْلِيٌّ ṭufayliyyun |
الطُّفَيْلِيُّ aṭ-ṭufayliyyu |
طُفَيْلِيُّ ṭufayliyyu |
| accusative | طُفَيْلِيًّا ṭufayliyyan |
الطُّفَيْلِيَّ aṭ-ṭufayliyya |
طُفَيْلِيَّ ṭufayliyya |
| genitive | طُفَيْلِيٍّ ṭufayliyyin |
الطُّفَيْلِيِّ aṭ-ṭufayliyyi |
طُفَيْلِيِّ ṭufayliyyi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | طُفَيْلِيَّيْن ṭufayliyyayn |
الطُّفَيْلِيَّيْن aṭ-ṭufayliyyayn |
طُفَيْلِيَّيْ ṭufayliyyay |
| nominative | طُفَيْلِيَّانِ ṭufayliyyāni |
الطُّفَيْلِيَّانِ aṭ-ṭufayliyyāni |
طُفَيْلِيَّا ṭufayliyyā |
| accusative | طُفَيْلِيَّيْنِ ṭufayliyyayni |
الطُّفَيْلِيَّيْنِ aṭ-ṭufayliyyayni |
طُفَيْلِيَّيْ ṭufayliyyay |
| genitive | طُفَيْلِيَّيْنِ ṭufayliyyayni |
الطُّفَيْلِيَّيْنِ aṭ-ṭufayliyyayni |
طُفَيْلِيَّيْ ṭufayliyyay |
| plural | sound masculine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | طُفَيْلِيِّين ṭufayliyyīn |
الطُّفَيْلِيِّين aṭ-ṭufayliyyīn |
طُفَيْلِيِّي ṭufayliyyī |
| nominative | طُفَيْلِيُّونَ ṭufayliyyūna |
الطُّفَيْلِيُّونَ aṭ-ṭufayliyyūna |
طُفَيْلِيُّو ṭufayliyyū |
| accusative | طُفَيْلِيِّينَ ṭufayliyyīna |
الطُّفَيْلِيِّينَ aṭ-ṭufayliyyīna |
طُفَيْلِيِّي ṭufayliyyī |
| genitive | طُفَيْلِيِّينَ ṭufayliyyīna |
الطُّفَيْلِيِّينَ aṭ-ṭufayliyyīna |
طُفَيْلِيِّي ṭufayliyyī |
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: طفیلی
- → Azerbaijani: tüfeyli
- → Persian: طفیلی (tofeyli)