قلت

قَلَتٌ ذ [inf. n. of 1: used as a simple subst.,] Perdition; a state of destruction; or death. (S, O, K.) An Arab of the desert said, اـِنَّ المُسَافِرَ وَمَتَاعَهُ لَعَلَى قَلَتٍ اـِلَّا مَا وَقَى ا@للّٰهُ [ Verily the traveller and his goods are in danger of destruction, except what God protects ]. (S, O.) And one says, أَصْبَحَ عَلَى قَلَتٍ i. e. [ He became ] on the brink of destruction: or in fear of a thing that beguiled him to venture upon an evil undertaking. (TA.) And أَمْسَى عَلَى قَلَتٍ i. e. [ He became ] in a state of fear. (TA.) -A2- Also The state, or condition, of such as is termed مِقْلَاتٌ. (O, TA.)