طفل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ط ف ل‎ (ṭ-f-l).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tˤifl/

Noun

طِفْل • (ṭifl) m (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
      ˹Then˺ We settle whatever ˹embryo˺ We will in the womb for an appointed term, then bring you forth as infants, so that you 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
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension
Declension of noun طِفْل (ṭifl)
Singular basic singular triptote
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
  • Maltese: tifel
  • → Persian: طفل‎ (tefl)
  • → Turkish: tıfıl
  • → Urdu: طفل‎ (tifl)

References
  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic طِفْل‎ (ṭifl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtˤɪfl]

Noun

طفل • (ṭifl) f (plural اطفال‎ (aṭfāl))

  1. child

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِفْل‎ (ṭifl).

Pronunciation

Noun
Dari طفل
Iranian Persian
Tajik тифл (tifl)

طفل • (tefl)

  1. infant

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic طِفْل‎ (ṭifl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tˤifl/, [ˈtˤɪ.f(ɪ)l]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

طفل • (ṭifl) m (plural أطفال‎ (ʔaṭfāl), feminine طفلة‎ (ṭifle))

  1. (formal) young child, toddler, baby

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian طفل‎ (tefl), from Arabic طِفْل‎ (ṭifl).

Pronunciation

Noun

طِفْل • (tifl) m (Hindi spelling तिफ़्ल)

  1. infant, child

References
  • “طفل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “طفل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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