فلت

5 تَفَلَّتَ see 4, in three places. ― -b2- تفلّت عَلَيْنَا, (Mgh,) or عَلَيْهِ, (O, K, TA,) He seized, (Mgh, O, K, TA,) or came suddenly, (TA,) upon us, (Mgh,) or upon him. (O, K, TA.) Hence, in a trad. of Umm-Háni, فَتَفَلَّتَ عَلَيْهِمَا لِيَقْتُلَهُمَا [ And he seized upon them both to slay them ]. (Mgh.) ― -b3- And تفلّت اـِلَيْهِ He was desirous of it, or he longed for it; (M, O, K, TA;) as also ↓ أَفْلَتَ; namely, a thing. (M, TA.) Hence the saying, أَرَاهُ يَتَفَلَّتُ اـِلَى صُحْبَتِكَ [ I see him to be desirous of thy companionship ]. (TA.) And one says, لَا أَرَىلَكَ أَنْ تَتَفَلَّتَ اـِلَى هّذَا وَلَا أَنْ تَتَفلَّتَ عَنْهُ [ I am not of opinion that thou shouldst be desirous of this, nor that thou shouldst be averse from it ]. (TA.)