الغلط

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of making mistakes, errors, or falling into confusion. It extends to the act of misleading others or being misled, and the state of being prone to errors.

Derived headwords

غَلَطَverb

1.
to errboth
To make a mistake or commit an error, especially in calculation or reasoning.
2.
to be confusedclassical
To be unable to understand or grasp something, leading to confusion.

غَلِطَverb

1.
to err (in calculation)classical
Specifically refers to making an error in calculation.

غَلْطَةnoun

1.
mistakeboth
An act or instance of making an error or misjudgment.

غُلْطَةnoun

1.
confusionclassical
A state of being confused or bewildered.

غَلُوطَةnoun

1.
fallacyclassical
A deceptive or misleading statement or notion.

أَغْلُوطَةnoun

1.
fallacyclassical
A deceptive or misleading statement or notion.

مُغَلِّطَةnoun

1.
fallacyclassical
A deceptive or misleading statement or notion.

مُغَالَطَةnoun

1.
deceptionboth
The act of misleading or deceiving someone.
2.
fallacyclassical
A deceptive or misleading statement or notion.

غَلَاطnoun

1.
deceptionclassical
The act of misleading or deceiving someone.

مِغْلَاطadjective

1.
prone to errorboth
One who frequently makes mistakes.

تَغْلِيطnoun

1.
misleadingboth
The act of causing someone to make a mistake or to be misled.

يُغَالِطُverb

1.
to deceiveboth
To mislead someone intentionally.

Parallel reading

أن تعيا بالشيء فلا تعرف وجه الصواب فيه

To be perplexed by something and not know the right way about it.

وقد غلط، كفرح، في الحساب وغيره

And he erred, as in 'faraha', in calculation and other things.

أو خاص بالمنطق

Or it is specific to logic.

وغلت، بالتاء، في الحساب

And she erred, with the 'ta', in calculation.

والغلوطة، كصبورة، والأغلوطة، بالضم، والمغلطة: الكلام يغلط فيه

And al-ghalūṭah, like ṣabūrah, and al-ughlūṭah, with the dammah, and al-mughalṭah: speech in which one errs.

ويغالط به

And by which one deceives.

والمغلاط، بالكسر: الكثير الغلط

And al-mighlāṭ, with the kasrah: one who makes many mistakes.

والتغليط: أن تقول له غلطت

And al-taghlīṭ: to tell him 'you erred'.

وغالطه مغالطة وغلاطا

And he deceived him with deception and error.