التفت

See also: ألتفت and التقت

Arabic

Root
ل ف ت (l-f-t)

Verb

اِلْتَفَتَ • (iltafata) VIII, non-past يَلْتَفِتُ‎ (yaltafitu)

1. to turn round after
2. to turn friendly (إِلَى (ʔilā) towards), to have care and regard (إِلَى (ʔilā) for)
3. to turn to (construed with إِلَى (ʔilā)), pay attention (إِلَى (ʔilā) to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

اِلْتَفَتَ

(form-VIII sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِلْتِفَات iltifāt
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُلْتَفِت multafit
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُلْتَفَت multafat
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	اِلْتَفَتُّ iltafattu	اِلْتَفَتَّ iltafatta	اِلْتَفَتَ iltafata		اِلْتَفَتُّمَا iltafattumā	اِلْتَفَتَا iltafatā		اِلْتَفَتْنَا iltafatnā	اِلْتَفَتُّمْ iltafattum	اِلْتَفَتُوا iltafatū
	f		اِلْتَفَتِّ iltafatti	اِلْتَفَتَتْ iltafatat			اِلْتَفَتَتَا iltafatatā			اِلْتَفَتُّنَّ iltafattunna	اِلْتَفَتْنَ iltafatna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَلْتَفِتُ ʔaltafitu	تَلْتَفِتُ taltafitu	يَلْتَفِتُ yaltafitu		تَلْتَفِتَانِ taltafitāni	يَلْتَفِتَانِ yaltafitāni		نَلْتَفِتُ naltafitu	تَلْتَفِتُونَ taltafitūna	يَلْتَفِتُونَ yaltafitūna
	f		تَلْتَفِتِينَ taltafitīna	تَلْتَفِتُ taltafitu			تَلْتَفِتَانِ taltafitāni			تَلْتَفِتْنَ taltafitna	يَلْتَفِتْنَ yaltafitna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَلْتَفِتَ ʔaltafita	تَلْتَفِتَ taltafita	يَلْتَفِتَ yaltafita		تَلْتَفِتَا taltafitā	يَلْتَفِتَا yaltafitā		نَلْتَفِتَ naltafita	تَلْتَفِتُوا taltafitū	يَلْتَفِتُوا yaltafitū
	f		تَلْتَفِتِي taltafitī	تَلْتَفِتَ taltafita			تَلْتَفِتَا taltafitā			تَلْتَفِتْنَ taltafitna	يَلْتَفِتْنَ yaltafitna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَلْتَفِتْ ʔaltafit	تَلْتَفِتْ taltafit	يَلْتَفِتْ yaltafit		تَلْتَفِتَا taltafitā	يَلْتَفِتَا yaltafitā		نَلْتَفِتْ naltafit	تَلْتَفِتُوا taltafitū	يَلْتَفِتُوا yaltafitū
	f		تَلْتَفِتِي taltafitī	تَلْتَفِتْ taltafit			تَلْتَفِتَا taltafitā			تَلْتَفِتْنَ taltafitna	يَلْتَفِتْنَ yaltafitna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِلْتَفِتْ iltafit			اِلْتَفِتَا iltafitā				اِلْتَفِتُوا iltafitū
	f		اِلْتَفِتِي iltafitī							اِلْتَفِتْنَ iltafitna
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	—	—	اُلْتُفِتَ ultufita		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُلْتَفَتُ yultafatu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُلْتَفَتَ yultafata		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُلْتَفَتْ yultafat		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “التفت”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “التفت”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen