طفل
Arabic edit
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ط ف ل (ṭ-f-l) |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
طِفْل • (ṭifl) m (plural أَطْفَال (ʔaṭfāl))
- child (a minor)
- (collective) children (a minor)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 22:05:
- وَنُقِرُّ فِي الْأَرْحَامِ مَا نَشَاءُ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ثُمَّ نُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ
- wanuqirru fī l-ʔarḥāmi mā našāʔu ʔilā ʔajalin musamman ṯumma nuḵrijukum ṭiflan ṯumma litabluḡū ʔašuddakum
- ˹Then˺ We settle whatever ˹embryo˺ We will in the womb for an appointed term, then bring you forth as infants, so that ye may reach your prime. Some of you ˹may˺ die ˹young˺, while others are left to reach the most feeble stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:31:
- أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ
- ʔawi ṭ-ṭifli allaḏīna lam yaẓharū ʕalā ʕawrāti n-nisāʔi
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Declension edit
Declension of noun طِفْل (ṭifl)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طِفْل ṭifl |
الطِّفْل aṭ-ṭifl |
طِفْل ṭifl |
Nominative | طِفْلٌ ṭiflun |
الطِّفْلُ aṭ-ṭiflu |
طِفْلُ ṭiflu |
Accusative | طِفْلًا ṭiflan |
الطِّفْلَ aṭ-ṭifla |
طِفْلَ ṭifla |
Genitive | طِفْلٍ ṭiflin |
الطِّفْلِ aṭ-ṭifli |
طِفْلِ ṭifli |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | طِفْلَيْن ṭiflayn |
الطِّفْلَيْن aṭ-ṭiflayn |
طِفْلَيْ ṭiflay |
Nominative | طِفْلَانِ ṭiflāni |
الطِّفْلَانِ aṭ-ṭiflāni |
طِفْلَا ṭiflā |
Accusative | طِفْلَيْنِ ṭiflayni |
الطِّفْلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭiflayni |
طِفْلَيْ ṭiflay |
Genitive | طِفْلَيْنِ ṭiflayni |
الطِّفْلَيْنِ aṭ-ṭiflayni |
طِفْلَيْ ṭiflay |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | أَطْفَال ʔaṭfāl |
الْأَطْفَال al-ʔaṭfāl |
أَطْفَال ʔaṭfāl |
Nominative | أَطْفَالٌ ʔaṭfālun |
الْأَطْفَالُ al-ʔaṭfālu |
أَطْفَالُ ʔaṭfālu |
Accusative | أَطْفَالًا ʔaṭfālan |
الْأَطْفَالَ al-ʔaṭfāla |
أَطْفَالَ ʔaṭfāla |
Genitive | أَطْفَالٍ ʔaṭfālin |
الْأَطْفَالِ al-ʔaṭfāli |
أَطْفَالِ ʔaṭfāli |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “طفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [tifl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰefl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰifl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | tifl |
Dari reading? | tifl |
Iranian reading? | tefl |
Tajik reading? | tifl |
Noun edit
Dari | طفل |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | тифл |
طفل • (tefl)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
طفل • (ṭifl) m (plural أطفال (ʔaṭfāl), feminine طفلة (ṭifle))
See also edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian طفل (tifl), from Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ɪfl/
- Rhymes: -ɪfl
Noun edit
طِفْل • (tifl) m (formal plural اطفال, Hindi spelling तिफ़्ल)
Further reading edit
- “طفل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “طفل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “طفل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.