الْتَفَتَturned

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 →