خَلَّيْتُI left

Example sentences

• قَالَ فَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ فَأَصْبَحْتُ

  He said, so I left him and awoke in the morning.

  فَخَلَّيْتُ — so I left. A past-tense verb with the 'I' subject in its '-tu' ending, opened by 'fa-' that ties the release to the captive's plea as its result. The verb's doubled-middle pattern gives it a 'let go / set loose' sense.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →

• فَرَحِمْتُهُ، فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ فَأَصْبَحْتُ،

  I felt pity for him, so I set him free, and morning came.

  فَخَلَّيْتُ — so I released. A past-tense verb with the 'I' subject in its '-tu' ending, opened by 'fa-' chaining the release onto the pity as the next act. Its doubled-middle pattern gives it a 'set loose' sense; it takes its object in the word that follows.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →

• قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ شَكَا حَاجَةً شَدِيدَةً وَعِيَالًا، فَرَحِمْتُهُ فَخَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهُ

  I said, O Messenger of God, he complained that he had a severe need and dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free.

  فَخَلَّيْتُ — so I released. A past-tense verb with the 'I' subject in its '-tu' ending, opened by 'fa-' chaining the release onto the mercy as the next act. Its doubled-middle pattern gives a 'set loose' sense; its object follows in the next word.

  From: The Verse of the Throne →