تلهى

Arabic

Root
ل ه و (l-h-w)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.lah.haː/

Verb

تَلَهَّى • (talahhā) V, non-past يَتَلَهَّى‎ (yatalahhā)

1. to amuse oneself, to pass the time (بِ (bi) with)
   • 1962, Ghassan Kanafani, رجال في الشمس [Men in the Sun]:

     أَمَّا مِرْوَانَ فَقَدْ أَخَذَ يَتَلَهَّى بِقَصْفِ عُودٍ جَافٍّ

     ʔammā mirwāna faqad ʔaḵaḏa yatalahhā biqaṣfi ʕūdin jāffin

     As for Mirwan, he had begun to amuse himself by breaking a dry stick.

2. to be distracted, to be inattentive
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 80:8-10:

     وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَى / وَهُوَ يَخْشَى / فَأَنْتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ

     waʔammā man jāʔaka yasʕā / wahuwa yaḵšā / faʔanta ʕanhu talahhā

     But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose / And hath fear, / From him thou art distracted.

Conjugation

Conjugation of

تَلَهَّى

(form-V final-weak)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَلَهٍّ talahhin
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَلَهٍّ mutalahhin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَلَهًّى mutalahhan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَلَهَّيْتُ talahhaytu	تَلَهَّيْتَ talahhayta	تَلَهَّى talahhā		تَلَهَّيْتُمَا talahhaytumā	تَلَهَّيَا talahhayā		تَلَهَّيْنَا talahhaynā	تَلَهَّيْتُمْ talahhaytum	تَلَهَّوْا talahhaw
	f		تَلَهَّيْتِ talahhayti	تَلَهَّتْ talahhat			تَلَهَّتَا talahhatā			تَلَهَّيْتُنَّ talahhaytunna	تَلَهَّيْنَ talahhayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَلَهَّى ʔatalahhā	تَتَلَهَّى tatalahhā	يَتَلَهَّى yatalahhā		تَتَلَهَّيَانِ tatalahhayāni	يَتَلَهَّيَانِ yatalahhayāni		نَتَلَهَّى natalahhā	تَتَلَهَّوْنَ tatalahhawna	يَتَلَهَّوْنَ yatalahhawna
	f		تَتَلَهَّيْنَ tatalahhayna	تَتَلَهَّى tatalahhā			تَتَلَهَّيَانِ tatalahhayāni			تَتَلَهَّيْنَ tatalahhayna	يَتَلَهَّيْنَ yatalahhayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَلَهَّى ʔatalahhā	تَتَلَهَّى tatalahhā	يَتَلَهَّى yatalahhā		تَتَلَهَّيَا tatalahhayā	يَتَلَهَّيَا yatalahhayā		نَتَلَهَّى natalahhā	تَتَلَهَّوْا tatalahhaw	يَتَلَهَّوْا yatalahhaw
	f		تَتَلَهَّيْ tatalahhay	تَتَلَهَّى tatalahhā			تَتَلَهَّيَا tatalahhayā			تَتَلَهَّيْنَ tatalahhayna	يَتَلَهَّيْنَ yatalahhayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَلَهَّ ʔatalahha	تَتَلَهَّ tatalahha	يَتَلَهَّ yatalahha		تَتَلَهَّيَا tatalahhayā	يَتَلَهَّيَا yatalahhayā		نَتَلَهَّ natalahha	تَتَلَهَّوْا tatalahhaw	يَتَلَهَّوْا yatalahhaw
	f		تَتَلَهَّيْ tatalahhay	تَتَلَهَّ tatalahha			تَتَلَهَّيَا tatalahhayā			تَتَلَهَّيْنَ tatalahhayna	يَتَلَهَّيْنَ yatalahhayna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَلَهَّ talahha			تَلَهَّيَا talahhayā				تَلَهَّوْا talahhaw
	f		تَلَهَّيْ talahhay							تَلَهَّيْنَ talahhayna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُلُهِّيَ tuluhhiya		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَلَهَّى yutalahhā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَلَهَّى yutalahhā		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَلَهَّ yutalahha		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—