Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تَلْتَلَهُ

Root: تل

Form: R. Q. 1

Full Definition

تَلْتَلَهُ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun تَلْتَلَةٌ, He moved him, agitated him, shook him, put him into a state of motion or commotion; or did so vehemently: (S, K, and Mgh in art. تر:) he shook him, or shook him violently, and ordered him to breathe in his face, that he might know whether he had drunk [wine or the like], or not; (TA in this art. and art. تر;) as also تَرْتَرَهُ, and مَزْمَزَهُ.
2 تَلْتَلَةٌ also signifies Hard journeying: and rough, or severe, or vehement, driving. You say, تَلْتَلَ الرَّجُلُ The man was rough, or severe, or vehement, in his driving.

def.2 تَلْتَلَةُ بَهْرَآءَ is [The tribe of] Bahrà's pronouncing the ت of تَفْعَلُونَ with kesr; saying تِفْعَلُونَ, and تِشْهَدُونَ, and the like.


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