Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

طَائِلَةٌ

Root: طول

Full Definition

طَائِلَةٌ : see طَوْلٌ, second sentence.
2 Also Enmity: and blood-revenge: pl. طَوَائِلُ. You say, فُلَانٌ يَطْلُبُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ بِطَائِلَةٍ i. e. Such a one seeks to obtain of the sons of such a one blood-revenge. [See also an ex. in art. عقل, conj. 8.]


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