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لَهَى became preoccupied in Arabic

لَهَى is how you say “became preoccupied” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

أَمَرَ إِبْنَهُ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ فَلَهَى عَنْهُ

He ordered his son to attend to some of his affairs, and the son became absorbed in them.

فَلَهَى so he became preoccupied

Consecutive fa- ('and so') on a past-tense verb with 'he' inside it. The fa- sequences the becoming-absorbed as the next beat after the command.

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ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَلَهَى عَنْهُ

Then he ordered him, but he became distracted from it.

فَلَهَى so he became distracted

Consecutive fa- ('and so') on a past-tense verb carrying 'he' inside it. The fa- sequences the distraction right after the order, one beat following the next.

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