Arabic - English Dictionary لفَتَ يلفِت، لَفْتًا، فهو لافِت، والمفعول مَلْفوت
Root: ل ف تSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
لفَت الشَّخصَ
لواه على غير وجهه وصرَفه إلى اليمين أو الشِّمال
🇬🇧 Translation:
Turned someone's face away from its normal direction to the right or left
لفَت نظرَه إلى كذا
نبَّهه إليه ليهتمّ به
🇬🇧 Translation:
Drew his attention to it so he would care about it
لفَته عن رأيه
أبعده عنه، جعله يعدِل عنه، صرفَه عنه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Diverted him from it, made him desist or turn away from it
Example / Citation:
- " لفَته يمينًا في الصَّلاة
- {قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَاءَنَا} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- "He turned him to the right in prayer
- {They said, 'Have you come to turn us away from what we found our fathers upon?'} [Quran]."