متطفل

Arabic

Root
ط ف ل (ṭ-f-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb تَطَفَّلَ (taṭaffala, “to intrude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ta.tˤaf.fil/

Noun

مُتَطَفِّل • (mutaṭaffil) m

1. parasite
2. uninvited guest
3. sponger

Declension

Declension of noun مُتَطَفِّل (mutaṭaffil)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُتَطَفِّل mutaṭaffil	الْمُتَطَفِّل al-mutaṭaffil	مُتَطَفِّل mutaṭaffil
Nominative	مُتَطَفِّلٌ mutaṭaffilun	الْمُتَطَفِّلُ al-mutaṭaffilu	مُتَطَفِّلُ mutaṭaffilu
Accusative	مُتَطَفِّلًا mutaṭaffilan	الْمُتَطَفِّلَ al-mutaṭaffila	مُتَطَفِّلَ mutaṭaffila
Genitive	مُتَطَفِّلٍ mutaṭaffilin	الْمُتَطَفِّلِ al-mutaṭaffili	مُتَطَفِّلِ mutaṭaffili

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “متطفل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 658