غلط

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns error, mistake, or falling into error. It extends to being confused, making errors in calculation or speech, and intentionally misleading others. It also covers the concept of a misleading or erroneous statement or question.

Derived headwords

غَلَطَverb

1.
to err, to make a mistakeboth
To fall into error or mistake regarding something, not knowing the right way.
2.
to be mistaken inboth
To be wrong or mistaken in a particular matter, such as speech or calculation.

وقد غلط في الأمر يغلط غلطا وأغلطه غيره — And another made him err in the matter.

غلط في منطقه — He erred in his speech.

غلت في الحساب غلطا وغلتا — He made a mistake in calculation.

غَلَطnoun

1.
mistake, errorboth
The act or state of making a mistake or falling into error.
2.
error in calculationboth
Specifically refers to an error made in arithmetic or calculation.

والغلط في الحساب وكل شيء — And error is in calculation and everything.

والغلت لا يكون إلا في الحساب — And 'ghallat' occurs only in calculation.

غَلْتnoun

1.
calculation errorclassical
A specific term for an error made in calculation, distinguished from general error.

وغلتا — and a mistake (in calculation).

غَلَاطnoun

1.
errorsclassical
A plural form of 'ghalat' (mistake), though its usage and derivation are noted as unusual.

ورأيت ابن جني قد جمعه على غلاط — And I saw Ibn Jinni collect it as 'ghilaat'.

أَغْلَطَverb

1.
to cause to errboth
To make someone else fall into error or mistake.

وأغلطه غيره — And another made him err.

غَالَطَverb

1.
to deceive, to misleadboth
To engage in deception or misleading someone, often through argument or by presenting errors.

وقد غالطه مغالطة — And he deceived him with deception.

مُغَالَطَةnoun

1.
deception, trickeryboth
The act of deceiving or misleading someone; a trick or stratagem used for deception.
2.
fallacyboth
An argument or statement that is based on a mistake or intended to mislead.

وقد غالطه مغالطة — And he deceived him with deception.

مُغَلِّطَةnoun

1.
misleading statement/questionclassical
A statement or question that contains an error or is used to mislead someone.

والمغلطة والأغلوطة: الكلام الذي يغلط فيه ويغالط به — And 'maghlatat' and 'ughlootat': the speech in which one errs and is deceived.

أُغْلُوطَةnoun

1.
misleading statement/questionclassical
A statement or question designed to cause error or to deceive; a fallacy.

والمغلطة والأغلوطة: الكلام الذي يغلط فيه ويغالط به — And 'maghlatat' and 'ughlootat': the speech in which one errs and is deceived.

حدثته حديثا ليس بالأغاليط — I told him a story that was not among the fallacies.

تَغْلِيطnoun

1.
accusing of errorclassical
The act of telling someone that they have made a mistake.

والتغليط: أن تقول للرجل غلطت — And 'taghleet': is to say to a man, 'You erred.'

غُلُوطَةnoun

1.
fallacious question/statementclassical
A question or statement in which one is likely to err, often used to test or mislead.

يقال مسألة غلوط إذا كان يغلط فيها — A question is called 'ghaloot' if one errs in it.

غُلُوطَاتnoun

1.
fallacious questions/statementsclassical
Plural of 'ghalootah', referring to complex or misleading questions or statements that can cause scholars to err.

نهى عن الغلوطات — He forbade 'ghalootaat' (fallacious questions).

أَغَالِيطnoun

1.
fallacies, falsehoodsclassical
Plural of 'ughlootah', referring to misleading statements, falsehoods, or erroneous matters.

حدثته حديثا ليس بالأغاليط — I told him a story that was not among the fallacies.

Parallel reading

أن تعيا بالشيء فلا تعرف وجه الصواب فيه

To be perplexed by a thing and not know the way to what is correct in it.

وقد غلط في الأمر يغلط غلطا وأغلطه غيره

And he erred in the matter, making a mistake, and another caused him to err.

والعرب تقول: غلط في منطقه

And the Arabs say: He erred in his speech.

وغلت في الحساب غلطا وغلتا

And he made a mistake in calculation, a mistake and a 'ghalta'.

والغلط في الحساب وكل شيء

And error is in calculation and everything.

والغلت لا يكون إلا في الحساب

And 'ghallat' occurs only in calculation.

ورأيت ابن جني قد جمعه على غلاط

And I saw Ibn Jinni collect it as 'ghilaat'.

والغلط كل شيء يعيا الإنسان عن جهة صوابه من غير تعمد

And 'ghalat' is anything that perplexes a person from the way of its correctness without intention.

وقد غالطه مغالطة

And he deceived him with deception.

والمغلطة والأغلوطة: الكلام الذي يغلط فيه ويغالط به

And 'maghlatat' and 'ughlootat': the speech in which one errs and is deceived.

والتغليط: أن تقول للرجل غلطت

And 'taghleet': is to say to a man, 'You erred.'

والمغلطة والأغلوطة: ما يغالط به من المسائل

And 'maghlatat' and 'ughlootat': what is used to deceive with from among the questions.

أنه، صلى الله عليه وسلم، نهى عن الغلوطات

That he, peace be upon him, forbade 'ghalootaat'.

يقال مسألة غلوط إذا كان يغلط فيها

A question is called 'ghaloot' if one errs in it.

فإذا جعلتها اسما زدت فيها الهاء فقلت غلوطة كما يقال حلوبة وركوبة

And if you make it a noun, you add the 'taa' marbuta' and say 'ghalootah' as one says 'halubah' (milking cow) and 'rakubuh' (riding beast).

وأراد المسائل التي يغالط بها العلماء ليزلوا فيهيج بذلك شر وفتنة

And he intended the questions by which scholars are deceived so they might slip, and thus stir up evil and sedition.

وإنما نهى عنها لأنها غير نافعة في الدين ولا تكاد تكون إلا فيما لا يقع

And he only forbade them because they are not beneficial in religion and are scarcely ever about anything other than what does not occur.

أنذرتكم صعاب المنطق؛ يريد المسائل الدقيقة الغامضة

I have warned you against the difficult logical propositions; he means the precise and obscure questions.

فأما الأغلوطات فهي جمع أغلوطة أفعولة من الغلط كالأحدوثة والأعجوبة

As for 'ughlootaat', they are the plural of 'ughlootah', a form of 'af'oolah' from 'ghalat', like 'uhdoothah' (a story) and 'u'joobah' (a wonder).