فلت

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns suddenness, unexpectedness, and swiftness. It extends to concepts of escape, improvisation, and even death occurring abruptly. Derived terms also describe things that are small or ill-fitting, and a spirited horse.

Derived headwords

فَلْتَةnoun

1.
suddennessboth
An event or action that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly, without prior deliberation or planning.
2.
last night of the monthclassical
The final night of any given month, or specifically the last day of the month following a sacred month.

أَفْلَتَverb

1.
the thing: escaped, and اِنْفَلَتَ has the same meaningboth
the thing: escaped, and اِنْفَلَتَ has the same meaning

تَفَلَّتَverb

1.
to escapeboth
To break free or escape from a restraint or confinement, similar to أفلت.

اِنْفَلَتَverb

1.
to escapeboth
To slip away or become loose, often implying a sudden or unexpected departure.

أَفْلَتَهُverb

1.
someone else made him escapeboth
someone else made him escape

اِفْتَلَتَverb

1.
to improviseboth
To speak or compose something extemporaneously, without prior preparation.
2.
to die suddenlyclassical
To pass away unexpectedly and abruptly.

اُفْتُلِتَverb

1.
to die suddenlyclassical
To be taken by death suddenly and unexpectedly (passive voice).

اِفْتُلِتَتْverb

1.
to die suddenlyclassical
Her soul departed suddenly (referring to a person's death).

فَلْتَانadjective

1.
spiritedclassical
Describing a horse that is energetic, spirited, and courageous.

فَلْوَتnoun

1.
ill-fitting garmentclassical
A garment, like a cloak, that is too small and does not cover the wearer properly, with its ends not meeting.

Parallel reading

كان ذلك الأمر فلتة، أي فجأة، إذا لم يكن عن تردد ولا تدبر.

That matter was a sudden occurrence, meaning abruptly, if it was not preceded by hesitation or deliberation.

والفلتة: آخر ليلة من كل شهر

And al-fultah: the last night of every month.

ويقال هي آخر يوم من الشهر الذي بعده الشهر الحرام.

And it is said to be the last day of the month that follows the sacred month.

وأفلت الشئ وتفلت وانفلت بمعنى.

And 'afalta al-shay', 'tafallata', and 'infalata' all mean the same thing.

وأفلته غيره.

And another person let it escape.

وافتلت الكلام، أي ارتجله.

And he improvised the speech, meaning he delivered it extemporaneously.

وافتلت فلان، على ما لم يسم فاعله، أي مات فجأة.

And so-and-so died suddenly, in the passive voice, meaning he died abruptly.

وافتلتت نفسه أيضا.

And his soul also departed suddenly.

وفرس فلتان، أي نشيط حديد الفؤاد مثل الصلتان.

And a 'fultan' horse, meaning energetic and courageous like a 'saltan' horse.

وكساء فلوت: لا ينضم طرفاه على لابسه، من صغره.

And a 'fuluut' garment: its two ends do not join on its wearer, due to its smallness.