The triliteral root lām fā tā (ل ف ت) occurs three times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the form I verb talfita (تَلْفِتَ)
- twice as the form VIII verb yaltafit (يَلْتَفِتْ)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to turn away
| (10:78:3) litalfitanā | to turn us away | قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا |
Verb (form VIII) - to look back
| (11:81:15) yaltafit | look back | فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ |
| (15:65:9) yaltafit | let look back | وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
