طَيْفٌ

An apparition, a phantom, a spectre, or an imaginary form, (خَيَالٌ,) coming in sleep; (IDrd, O, K;) one says طَيْفُ خَيَالٍ and ↓ طَايءِفُ خَيَالٍ [meaning thus]: (IDrd, O:) or anything that obscures the sight, [arising] from a vain suggestion of the Devil: (Lth, TA:) or a jinnee, and a human being, and a خَيَال, that comes to, or visits, a man [generally in sleep]; as also ↓ طَايءِفٌ; so says IF in article طوف: (Msb:) both of these words signify alike; i. e. a thing like the خَيَال; and a thing that comes to one, or visits one: (Fr, TA:) and ↓ طِيفٌ, with kesr, signifies a خَيَال itself: (Kr, TA:) or [طَيْفٌ is properly, or originally, a verbal noun; and] طَيْفُ الخَيَالِ signifies the coming of the خيال in sleep: (S, O, K: *) according to El-Mufaddal, (O,) one says طَيْفٌ as meaning طَايءِفُ خَيَالٍ because it is originally [طَيْوِفٌ, and then] طَيِّفٌ; like مَيِّتٌ and مَيْتٌ from مَاتَ, aorist يَمُوتُ. (O, K.) طَيْفُ الشَّيْطَانِ and ↓ طَايءِفُهُ signify The Devil's visitation, by touch, or madness or insanity, (بِالْمَسِّ,) or by vain prompting or suggestion: (Msb:) or طَيْفٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ signifies A touch, or slight degree, or somewhat [of a taint or an infection], of insanity or possession, from the Devil; synonym لَمَمٌ; occurring in the Qur'an, 7:200, according to one reading; another reading being مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ↓ طَايءِفٌ, which signifies the same. (S, O. [See also طَوْفٌ.]) One says also طَيْفُ جُنُونٍ [A touch, or slight degree, of insanity, or diabolical possession]. (S, O.) And طَيْفٌ [alone] signifies Insanity, or diabolical possession: (O, K:) so says A 'Obeyd, on the authority of ElAhmar: (TA:) and this is said by Az to be the meaning of the word in the language of the Arabs. (O, TA.)

And (assumed tropical:) Anger: (I'Ab, Mujáhid, O, K:) because the intellect of the angry departs [for a time] so that he assumes the the likeness of the insane, or possessed: (O, TA:) said by I'Ab to mean thus in the Qur'an, 7:200. (TA.)