How do you say "departed" in Arabic?

تَخَلَّتْ (takhallat) — "she departed/withdrew," from the root خ‑ل‑و (kh-l-w), whose core meaning is emptiness or vacancy.

What does the root خ‑ل‑و mean?

It centers on being empty, vacant, or devoid of something — a place empty of people, a vessel empty of contents, or a person free from a fault — and also gives words for being alone or in private with someone.

تَخَلَّتْ departed in Arabic

تَخَلَّتْ is how you say “departed” in Arabic.

Root خ ل و kh-l-w. verb (form V, perfect tense, 3rd person feminine singular). takhallat.

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Meaning of departed in Arabic

departed, went away perfect tense, feminine subject
withdrew, absented herself (from a place)

Example sentence

هَيْهَاتَ، رَحَلَ كُلٌّ بِمَا فِيهِ، فَلَيْتَ اَلذُّنُوبَ إِذَا تَخَلَّتْ خَلَتْ

Alas! Everything has departed with what is in it; I wish that the sins, when they depart, would vanish.

تَخَلَّتْ departed

A past-tense verb ('depart') marked feminine by the final '-t', agreeing with 'the sins' treated as a feminine singular (the usual agreement for a non-human plural). It is the verb of the 'when' clause set up by the particle before it.

From Guarding the Heart from Heedlessness

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How it is used

Rooted in the core sense of "emptiness" — the same root gives خَلَا (a place or thing becoming empty, vacant, or free of something) and خَلْوَةٌ (being alone with someone in private). تَخَلَّتْ, a form V verb, carries this notion reflexively: the subject removes or empties herself from a place, i.e. departs or withdraws.

Words from the same root

خَلَا to be empty, vacant, or devoid (of a place, vessel, or thing); to be free from a fault
خَلَّى to leave a place empty, to vacate it
خَلْوَةٌ privacy; a private meeting, being alone with someone
خَلَآءٌ emptiness, a vacant open space; also privacy or seclusion
خَالٍ empty, vacant; alone (active participle of khalā)
مُسْتَخْلٍ one who withdraws in seclusion, devoting himself to religious exercises

Common questions

How do you say "departed" in Arabic?: تَخَلَّتْ (takhallat) — "she departed/withdrew," from the root خ‑ل‑و (kh-l-w), whose core meaning is emptiness or vacancy.
What does the root خ‑ل‑و mean?: It centers on being empty, vacant, or devoid of something — a place empty of people, a vessel empty of contents, or a person free from a fault — and also gives words for being alone or in private with someone.

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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).