تِلَّةٌ

A mode, or manner, of lying upon the side. (Fr, K.)

Sluggishness, laziness, or indolence. (Fr, T, K.)

A state, or condition. (S, M, K) You say, هُوَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ He is in an evil state or condition; like as you say بِبِيْيءَةِ سوء: (S:) and بَاتَ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ He passed the night in an evil state or condition. (M.)

A thing; as in the saying, تَلَّهُ بِتِلَّةِ سَوْءٍ [explained above]: see 1. (Th, M, K.)

-A2- I. q. بِلَّةٌ, (T, M,) or بَلَلٌ, as also ↓ تَلَلٌ: (K:) Abu-s-Semeyda' says that تِلَّةٌ and بِلَّةٌ and تَلَلٌ and تَلَّةٌ are all one [i. e. Moisture]. (T.) One says, [apparently to a person suspected of having drunk wine or the like,] مَا هٰذِهِ التِّلَّةُ بِفِيكَ i. e. البَلَّةُ [What is this moisture in thy mouth?]. (T, M.)