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ءلته

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of diminishing, withholding, and restricting something, often related to rights or possessions. It also extends to meanings of swearing, making oaths, and bearing false witness. Additionally, it encompasses terms for a small gift, a grave oath, and a place name.

Derived headwords

ألتهverb
  1. 1.
    to diminishboth

    To reduce or lessen someone's right or due.

  2. 2.
    to withholdboth

    To keep back or retain something that is due to another.

  3. 3.
    to imprisonclassical

    To confine or hold someone captive.

  4. 4.
    to divertclassical

    To turn something aside or away from its intended course or purpose.

  5. 5.
    to make swearboth

    To compel someone to take an oath.

يَأْلِتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he diminishes itboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to diminish', referring to the act of lessening or reducing.

آلَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    he diminished itboth

    A past tense form indicating the action of diminishing or withholding.

إيلاتاnoun
  1. 1.
    diminishingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) for the act of diminishing or withholding.

وألأتهverb
  1. 1.
    and he diminished itclassical

    A past tense verb form, likely a variant or emphasis of the root verb's meaning.

إلآتاnoun
  1. 1.
    diminishingclassical

    A verbal noun (masdar) related to the root's core meaning of diminishing or withholding.

وحبسهverb
  1. 1.
    and he imprisonedclassical

    The past tense verb indicating the act of imprisonment, derived from the root.

وصرفهverb
  1. 1.
    and he diverted itclassical

    The past tense verb indicating the act of diverting or turning aside.

وحلفهverb
  1. 1.
    and he made him swearboth

    The past tense verb indicating the act of making someone take an oath.

أو طلب منه حلفاverb
  1. 1.
    or he asked him for an oathboth

    The act of requesting an oath from someone.

أو شهادةnoun
  1. 1.
    or testimonyboth

    The act of providing witness or evidence.

الألتةnoun
  1. 1.
    small giftclassical

    A meager or insignificant present.

  2. 2.
    grave oathboth

    A serious or sinful oath, often one taken falsely.

وألتيname
  1. 1.
    Alticlassical

    A proper noun referring to a castle or fortress near Tbilisi.

الألتnoun
  1. 1.
    slanderclassical

    Falsehood or calumny; slander.

وأليتverb
  1. 1.
    and he sworeboth

    The past tense verb indicating the act of taking an oath.

كوكب دريءnoun
  1. 1.
    shining starclassical

    A bright, luminous celestial body.

سكينةnoun
  1. 1.
    tranquilityboth

    A state of calm, peace, and serenity.

Parallel reading

ألته حقه يألته: نقصه
He diminished his right, he diminishes it: he lessened it.
كآلته، إيلاتا
As he diminished it, diminishing.
وألأته إلآتا
And he diminished it, diminishing.
وحبسه
And he imprisoned him.
وصرفه
And he diverted it.
وحلفه
And he made him swear.
أو طلب منه حلفا أو شهادة يقوم له بها
Or he asked him for an oath or testimony to support him.
والألتة، بالضم: العطية القليلة
And Al'ta, with damma: the small gift.
واليمين الغموس
And the grave oath.
وألتي، بالضم وكسر التاء، (وكحبلى) : قلعة
And Alti, with damma and kasra on the ta: (like hubla): a castle.
ود قرب تفليس
And a valley near Tbilisi.
والألت: البهتان
And Al't: slander.
وأليت: ع
And he swore: 'Ayn.
وما له نظير سوى: كوكب دريء
And it has no equal except: a shining star.
وما حكاه أبو زيد من قولهم: عليه سكينة
And what Abu Zayd narrated from their saying: upon him is tranquility.