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فلت

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns suddenness, unexpectedness, and abruptness, often in the context of events, actions, or death. It also extends to meanings of escaping, seizing, or encountering something unexpectedly.

Derived headwords

اِفْتُلِتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overcomeclassical

    To have a matter decided or accomplished against one's will or without their knowledge.

اِفْتَلَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize suddenlyclassical

    To seize or take something suddenly and unexpectedly.

أُفْلِتَverb
  1. 1.
    to escapeclassical

    To escape or get away from something, often unexpectedly.

أَفْلَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to escapeclassical

    To escape or get away from something, often unexpectedly.

تَفَلَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to struggleclassical

    To struggle or contend with something, to try to escape or break free.

فَلْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden eventclassical

    An event that occurs suddenly, without careful planning or consideration.

  2. 2.
    unexpected occurrenceclassical

    Something that happens unexpectedly or by chance.

فَلَتَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden eventsclassical

    Plural of فلتة, referring to multiple sudden or unexpected occurrences.

الْفَاتِلnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden deathclassical

    Sudden, unexpected death.

الْلافِتnoun
  1. 1.
    sudden deathclassical

    Sudden, unexpected death.

الفَلاتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wide areaclassical

    A wide, expansive area, specifically mentioned as being in the west.

فالتهverb
  1. 1.
    to encounterclassical

    To encounter or meet someone or something by chance.

Parallel reading

افتلت عليه، إذا قضى عليه الأمر دونه
It was decided against him without his knowledge.
أفلت بجريعة الذقن
He escaped by a mouthful of the chin (i.e., narrowly).
وأفلت إلى الشيء كتفلت: نازع
And 'afalta ila al-shay' like 'tafaltu': to contend.
الفلتة: الأمر يقع من غير إحكام
Al-Faltah: an affair that occurs without careful planning.
بفلتة بين إظلام وإسفار
In a sudden occurrence between darkness and dawn.
والجمع فلتات، لا يتجاوز بها جمع السلامة
And the plural is 'faltāt', not exceeding the sound plural.
واللافت، والفاتل: موت الفجأة
And 'al-lāfit' and 'al-fātil': sudden death.
والفلاتة بالتشديد: ناحية متسعة بالمغرب
And 'al-falātah' (with shaddah): a wide area in the west.
وفالته، كلافته: صادفه، عن ابن الأعرابي
And 'fālatuhu', like 'lāfatuhu': he encountered him, according to Ibn al-A'rābī.