تَفْرِيط negligence in Arabic
تَفْرِيط is how you say “negligence” in Arabic.
Root ف ر ط f-r-ṭ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar, Form II). tafrīṭ.
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Meaning of negligence in Arabic
- negligence, remissness; falling short of a duty said of failing to do what one ought with respect to something, so that it is lost or slips away through carelessness
- forsaking or leaving something behind quitting or abandoning a thing one was responsible for, rather than seeing it through
Example sentence
فَأقر لَهُ بِالْجَهْلِ فِي علمه، والآفات فِي عمله، والعيوب فِي نَفسه، والتفريط فِي حَقه، وَالظُّلم فِي مُعَامَلَته
So he acknowledges his ignorance in his knowledge, the flaws in his actions, the defects in his self, his negligence in his duty, and the injustice in his dealings.
وَالتَّفْرِيطِ his negligence
wa- = 'and'; al- = 'the'; tafrit means 'falling short, negligence'.
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How it is used
Tafrīṭ describes falling short of a duty or task one was charged with — being careless, slow, or remiss about it until it is neglected or lost. It can also describe forsaking or leaving something one was meant to look after.
Words from the same root
- فَرَطَ to go ahead, precede, be first or foremost (Form I)
- فَارِطٌ forerunner; one sent ahead, e.g. to a well to prepare it before the rest arrive
- مُفَرِّطٌ one who is negligent or remiss (agent noun of the same verb as tafrīṭ)
- فُرُوطٌ the state of exceeding due bounds, going too far
Common questions
- How do you say "negligence" in Arabic?
- تفريط (tafrīṭ).
- What does تفريط mean?
- It is the verbal noun of the verb فرّط, meaning negligence or remissness — failing to do what one ought with a duty or task, to the point that it is neglected, forsaken, or lost.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).