Arabic vocabulary
الْتَفَتَturned in Arabic
الْتَفَتَ is how you say “turned” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَالْتَفَتَ فَرَأَنِي فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا
Then he turned, saw me, and said, "Who is this?"
فَالْتَفَتَ — then turned. The fa- prefix marks tight sequence, 'and then', launching a quick chain of actions. The verb is a past-tense reflexive 'turn around' form with its 'he' subject inside; its opening helping-vowel drops away in connected reading, blending it into the flow.
From: Paradise for the Sincere →
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