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ولت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of diminishing, reducing, or falling short of something, particularly in fulfilling one's rights or duties. It can also relate to the act of entrusting or delegating tasks.

Derived headwords

وَلَتَه حَقَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish, reduceclassical

    To lessen or decrease something, especially one's rights or obligations.

وَلْتًاnoun
  1. 1.
    diminution, reductionclassical

    The act or instance of diminishing or reducing something.

تَوَلَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to entrust, delegateboth

    To hand over or delegate affairs or responsibilities to someone else.

  2. 2.
    to diminish, reduceclassical

    To reduce or diminish one's affairs or responsibilities, implying a falling short.

لَاتَ يَلِيتُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish, fall shortclassical

    To lessen, decrease, or fall short in fulfilling something.

أَلَتَ يَأْلِتُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish, fall shortclassical

    To lessen, decrease, or fall short in fulfilling something.

أَوْلَتَ يُؤْلِتُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish, fall shortclassical

    To lessen, decrease, or fall short in fulfilling something.

آلَتَ يُؤَلِّتُverb
  1. 1.
    to diminish, fall shortclassical

    To lessen, decrease, or fall short in fulfilling something.

Parallel reading

وَلَتَه حَقَّهُ
He diminished his right.
نَقَصَهُ
He diminished it.
وَتَوَلَّتُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ
And you diminished your affairs.
أَيْ تَنْقُصُوهَا
Meaning, you reduce them.
لَاتَ يَلِيتُ
Lata yaleetu (he diminishes).
أَلَتَ يَأْلِتُ
Alta ya'lit (he diminishes).
أُولِتَ يُؤْلِتُ
Awlata yu'lit (he diminishes).
آلَتَ يُؤَلِّتُ
Aalata yu'allit (he diminishes).
إِنْ كَانَ مَهْمُوزًا
If it was hamzated.
وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ هَذِهِ اللُّغَةَ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ
And I have not heard this linguistic form except from this hadith.