Root

ت ي ل

1 verb · 0 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 1 entry
  • تِيلٌ Hemp, of which ropes and cloths are manufactured
    [Hemp, of which ropes and cloths are manufactured; thus called by the Arabs in the present day; perhaps from the Persian تِيلَا “ a rope; ”] a certain thing resembling flax, that comes forth from the sea; [possibly meaning that it is imported into Arabia;] and of which cloths are woven. (TA.)

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