غلت

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns mistakes, errors, and deception, particularly in transactions and speech. It also extends to concepts of taking advantage of someone unexpectedly or the early part of the night.

Derived headwords

الغَلْتnoun

1.
rescission of a saleclassical
The act of annulling or rescinding a sale, allowing the buyer to return the item.
2.
error in calculationclassical
A mistake or error made specifically in arithmetic or accounting.
3.
error in speechclassical
A slip of the tongue or verbal error, where one intends to say one word but says another.
4.
excessive talkclassical
Referring to a large amount of speech or talk.
5.
return to the truthclassical
Reverting to the correct understanding or fact, especially after a mistaken purchase.

غَلَطَverb

1.
to errboth
To make a mistake or be wrong, whether in calculation, speech, or general understanding.
2.
to be deceivedclassical
To be taken advantage of or tricked, especially unexpectedly.

غَلَتَverb

1.
to err in calculationclassical
To make a mistake specifically in arithmetic or accounting.
2.
to rescind a saleclassical
To annul or cancel a sale, allowing for the return of goods.

غَلْطَةnoun

1.
a mistakeboth
An instance of error or wrongness, particularly in calculation or speech.

غَلْتَةnoun

1.
early nightclassical
The beginning part of the night.

اغْتَلَتَهُverb

1.
to take by surpriseclassical
To seize or take hold of someone unexpectedly, catching them off guard.

تَغَلَّتَهُverb

1.
to take by surpriseclassical
To seize or take hold of someone unexpectedly, catching them off guard.

اغْلَنْطَىverb

1.
to overwhelm with abuseclassical
To overcome someone with insults, beatings, or oppression.

الغُلُوتnoun

1.
excessive talkclassical
A large quantity of speech; much talking.

الغَلْتَة (بالضم)noun

1.
the act of erringclassical
The noun form referring to the act of making a mistake or erring.

Parallel reading

الغلت: الإقالة في الشراء والبيع.

Al-ghalt: rescission in buying and selling.

والبيع. (وبالتحريك، في الحساب: الغلط) سواء، وقد غلت، قاله الليث، وابن الأعرابي، ونقله ابن التياني عن الأصمعي، وعن ابن دريد.

And selling. (And with vowelization, in calculation: al-ghalaṭ) is the same, and one has erred (ghalaṭa), said Al-Layth, and Ibn Al-A'rabi, and Ibn Al-Tiyani transmitted from Al-Asma'i, and from Ibn Duraid.

أو هو في الحساب خاصة، (والغلط في القول)، وهو أن يريد أن يتكلم بكلمة فيغلط، فيتكلم بغيرها، هكذا فرقت العرب، ومثله في التهذيب.

Or it is in calculation specifically, (and al-ghalaṭ in speech), which is when one intends to say a word but errs, and says another, thus the Arabs differentiated, and similarly in Al-Tahdhib.

الصواب أن تقول: غلت في الحساب، وفي سائر الأشياء: غلط

The correct way is to say: ghalaṭa in calculation, and in other things: ghalaṭa.

أنه يقال: غلت في الحساب غلتا، وغلط في القول غلطا

That it is said: one erred in calculation with a mistake (ghaltan), and erred in speech with a mistake (ghalaṭan).

ويقال: غلط فيهما جميعا

And it is said: one erred in both together.

لا غلت في الإسلام

No error/rescission in Islam.

إذا استدر البرم الغلوت الغلوت: الكثير الغلت، واستدراره: كثرة كلامه.

When the talkative person speaks excessively, al-ghalawtu al-ghalawtu: much talk, and his excessive speaking: his abundance of speech.

كان لا ييزي الغلت

He did not distinguish/allow al-ghalt.

وهو أن يقول الرجل: اشتريت هاذا الثوب بمائة، ثم يجده اشتراه بأقل، فيرجع إلى الحق، ويترك الغلت.

It is when a man says: I bought this garment for a hundred, then finds he bought it for less, so he returns to the truth, and abandons al-ghalt.

واغلنتي فلان عليه إذا علاه بالشتم والضرب والقهر مثل اغرندي، نقله الجوهري عن أبي زيد.

And so-and-so overwhelmed him (aghlanṭāhu) with insults, beatings, and oppression, like aghrandā, transmitted by Al-Jawhari from Abu Zayd.

والغلتة: أول الليل

And al-ghaltah: the beginning of the night.

وجىء غلتة في ظلمة الليل وارتحل بيوم محاق الشهر والدبران

And he came in the early night amidst the darkness of the night and departed on the day of the new moon and the Dabarān stars.

والغلتة بالضم: اسم الغلت.

And al-ghaltah (with dammah): the noun for al-ghalt.

اغتلته، وتغلته: أخذه على غرة

He took him by surprise (ightalatahu, taghallatahu): he seized him unexpectedly.

لا يجوز التغلت

Al-taghallut is not permissible.