تطفل

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Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

تَطَفَّلَ (taṭaffala) V (non-past يَتَطَفَّلُ (yataṭaffalu), verbal noun تَطَفُّل (taṭafful)) (intransitive)

  1. to intrude
    1. to pry into; to meddle in
      Synonym: تَدَخَّلَ (tadaḵḵala)
  2. (biology) to parasitize

Conjugation