Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Semantically from طُفَيْل (ṭufayl) in the sense "intruder". Formally from the root ط ف ل (ṭ-f-l).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

تَطَفَّلَ (taṭaffala) V, non-past يَتَطَفَّلُ‎ (yataṭaffalu) (intransitive)

  1. (+ عَلَى (ʕalā)) to intrude on
    1. (+ فِي ()) to pry into; to meddle in
      Synonym: تَدَخَّلَ (tadaḵḵala)
  2. (+ عَلَى (ʕalā), biology) to parasitize

Conjugation edit