طفل

Arabic

Root
ط ف ل (ṭ f l)
5 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˤifl/

Noun

طِفْل • (ṭifl) m (plural أَطْفَال (ʔaṭfāl))

child (a minor)
- 1967, “زَهْرَة الْمَدَائِن [Flower of Cities]”, Said Akl (lyrics), Rahbani brothers (music)‎performed by Fairuz:
  الطِّفْلُ فِي الْمَغَارَة وَأُمُّهُ مَرْيَم وَجْهَانِ يَبْكِيَانِ
  يَبْكِيَانِ لِأَجْلِ مَنْ تَشَرَّدُوا
  لِأَجْلِ أَطْفَالٍ بِلَا مَنَازِل
  aṭ-ṭiflu fī l-maḡāra(t) waʔummuhu maryam wajhāni yabkiyāni
  yabkiyāni liʔajli man tašarradū
  liʔajli ʔaṭfālin bilā manāzil
  The child and his mother Maryam in the cave, two faces crying.
  Crying for those made homeless,
  For children without houses.
(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 aṭ-ṭifli allaḏīna lam yaẓharū ʕalā ʕawrāti n-nisāʔi
  or children who are still unaware of women’s nakedness.

Declension

Declension of noun طِفْل (ṭifl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	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