مُطْفِلٌ
Root: طفل
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مُطْفِلٌ
, and مُطْفِلَةٌ also, applied to a female, of human beings and of wild animals, and of camels, i. q.
ذَاتُ طِفْلٍ [Having a young one, or youngling, &c.], with her: or applied to a she-gazelle and camel, or to any female, that has recently brought forth: pl. مَطَافِلُ and مَطَافِيلُ. [See also عَائِذٌ, in art. عوذ.] سَارَتْ قُرَيْشٌ بِالعُوذِ المَطَافِيلِ i. e. Kureysh journeyed with the camels that had recently brought forth having with them their young ones, occurring in a trad., means,
2 [It is also said by Freytag to be applied in the Deewán of the Hudhalees to clouds followed by small ones.]
3 And لَيْلَةٌ مُطْفِلٌ means A night that kills the young ones by its cold.
2 [It is also said by Freytag to be applied in the Deewán of the Hudhalees to clouds followed by small ones.]
3 And لَيْلَةٌ مُطْفِلٌ means A night that kills the young ones by its cold.
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