تفل1 تَفَلَ, [in the CK, erroneously, تَفِلَ,] aor. ـِ (S, M, Msb, K) and تَفُلَ, (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَفْلٌ, (T, S, M, Msb,) He spat; syn. بَصَقَ: (M, K:) [or rather, he spat, emitting a small quantity of saliva, generally in scattered portions, as when one spits forth some minute thing:] التَّفْلُ is similar to البَزْقُ, but less in degree: (S, Msb: *) the first degree is البَزْقُ; then, التَّفْلُ; then, النَّفْثُ; and then, النَّفْخُ: (S:) التَّفْلُ with the mouth is [an action] never without somewhat of spittle: a blowing without spittle is [said to be] termed  نَفْثٌ. (T.) Hence, تَفْلُ الرَّاقِى [The spitting of the charmer, in which he emits a small quantity of saliva at a time, in scattered portions: see also نَفَثَ]. (S.) One says also, ذَاقَ مَآءَ البَحْرِ فَتَفَلَهُ, i. e. [He tasted the water of the sea, and] spirted it forth, by reason of dislike thereof. (TA.) A2: تَفِلَ, (M, K,) aor. ـَ (K,) inf. n. تَفَلٌ, (S, M, Mgh, K,) He, or it, (a thing, M,) became altered for the worse in odour, ill-smelling, or frouzy: (M, K:) he neglected, or left off the use of, perfume: (M:) he was unperfumed: (S:) he neglected, or left off the use of, perfume, and so became altered for the worse in odour, ill-smelling, or frouzy: (Mgh, TA:) and تَفِلَتْ, aor.  and inf. n. as above, she (a woman) stank, by reason of having neglected, or left off the use of, perfume and ointments: and also she perfumed herself: thus bearing two contr. significations. (Msb.) 4 اتفلهُ He, or it, made him, or it, to be altered for the worse in odour, ill-smelling, or frouzy, (K,) or unperfumed. (S.) The rájiz says, وَ تُتْفِلُ العَنْبَرَ وَ الصِّوَارَ [And she makes ambergris and musk, or the vesicle of musk, to have a bad odour, or to lose their fragrance]. (S.) And it is said of the sun, تُتْفِلُ الرِّيحَ [It makes the odour of the person to be bad]. (TA, from a trad.) تَفْلٌ: see what next follows.تُفْلٌ, (K,) or ↓ تَفْلٌ, (M, accord. to the TT,) and ↓ تُفَالٌ, (M, K,) vulgarly ↓ تِفْلٌ and ↓ تِفَالٌ, (TA,) Spittle, or saliva, ejected from the mouth; syn. بُصَاقٌ; (M, K;) as also ↓ تَفَلٌ: (Ibn-Abi-l- Hadeed, TA:) or it is similar to بُصَاق. (TA.) [See 1.] b2:  And Froth, or foam, (M, K,) of the sea; (TA;) and the like thereof. (M.) تِفْلٌ: see تُفْلٌ. b2:  مَا أَصَابَ فُلَانٌ مِنْ فُلَانٍ إِلَّا تِفْلًا طَفِيفًا Such a one obtained not from such a one save a little. (T.) تَفَلٌ: see تُفْلٌ.تَفِلٌ, applied to a man; (S, M, K;) and تَفِلَةٌ, applied to a woman, (T, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) as also ↓ مِتْفَالٌ, (T, S, M, Msb, K,) which is a possessive epithet, (M,) or an intensive epithet, (Msb,) Altered for the worse in odour, ill-smelling, or frouzy: (M, K:) who has neglected, or left off the use of, perfume: (M:) unperfumed: (T, S:) who has neglected, or left off the use of, perfume, and so become altered for the worse in odour, illsmelling, or frouzy: (Mgh, TA:) stinking, (T, Msb,) by reason of having neglected, or left off the use of, perfume and ointments: (Msb:) the pl. of تَفِلَةٌ is تَفِلَاتٌ; (T, Mgh, Msb;) applied to such women as are not to be prevented from going to the mosque, and in this case meaning unperfumed. (T, * Mgh, * TA.) b2:  قَوْمٌ سَفِلَةٌ تَفِلَةٌ [A company of men of the lowest and vilest sort]. (TA.) تُفَالٌ and تِفَالٌ: see تُفْلٌ.الشَّمْسُ مُتْفِلَةٌ [The sun makes the odour of the person to be bad]. (TA.) مِتْفَلَةٌ A spittoon, or vessel in which to spit; syn. مِبْزَقَةٌ. (TA.) مِتْفَالٌ: see تَفِلٌ.