طفل

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ف ل (ṭ-f-l).

Pronunciation

Noun

طِفْل (ṭiflm (plural أَطْفَال (ʔaṭfāl))

  1. child (a minor)
  2. (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
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    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 24:31:
      أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ
      ʔawi ṭ-ṭifli llaḏīna lam yaẓharū ʕalā ʕawrāti n-nisāʔi
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Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: tifel
  • Persian: طفل (tefl)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “طفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِفْل (ṭifl).

Noun

طفل (tefl)

  1. infant