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تَوَرَّط
to become entangled or implicated (in trouble, a crime, a scandal) /ta.warˈra.tˤa/
verbB2#3854 most common
Also: to get embroiled in, to get oneself into a mess, to be caught up in
Example sentences
هُوَ تَوَرَّطَ فِي مُشْكِلَةٍ.
He got into trouble.
لَا تَتَوَرَّطْ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ.
Don't get involved in this matter.
تَوَرَّطَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ فِي قَضِيَّةِ فَسَادٍ.
The company became embroiled in a corruption case.
تَوَرَّطَ عَدَدٌ مِنَ المَسْؤُولِينَ فِي عَمَلِيَّاتِ غَسْلِ الأَمْوَالِ.
A number of officials became implicated in money laundering operations.
مِنَ الصَّعْبِ أَنْ يَتَوَرَّطَ الْمَرْءُ فِي نِزَاعٍ لَا شَأْنَ لَهُ بِهِ دُونَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَ ذَلِكَ فِي حِينِهِ.
It is hard for a person to become embroiled in a dispute that is none of his business without realizing it in time.
تَوَرَّطَتِ الحُكُومَةُ فِي أَزْمَةٍ دِبْلُومَاسِيَّةٍ إِثْرَ تَسْرِيبِ وَثَائِقَ سِرِّيَّةٍ كَشَفَتْ عَنْ تَدَخُّلِهَا فِي شُؤُونِ دَوْلَةٍ مُجَاوِرَةٍ.
The government became entangled in a diplomatic crisis after secret documents leaked, revealing its interference in a neighboring state's affairs.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَوَرَّطُ | تَوَرَّطْتُ | سَأَتَوَرَّطُ |
| 2sg | تَتَوَرَّطُ | تَوَرَّطْتَ | سَتَتَوَرَّطُ |
| 3sg | يَتَوَرَّطُ | تَوَرَّطَ | سَيَتَوَرَّطُ |
| 1pl | نَتَوَرَّطُ | تَوَرَّطْنَا | سَنَتَوَرَّطُ |
| 2pl | تَتَوَرَّطُونَ | تَوَرَّطْتُمْ | سَتَتَوَرَّطُونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَوَرَّطُونَ | تَوَرَّطُوا | سَيَتَوَرَّطُونَ |
Word family
وَرْطَةpredicament, jam, fix
وَرَّطَto entangle or implicate someone else
تَوَرُّطinvolvement, entanglement (in something bad)
مُتَوَرِّطa person implicated or entangled (in a crime, scandal)
Etymology
تَوَرَّط belongs to Arabic Form V (تَفَعَّلَ), built on the triliteral root و-ر-ط (w-r-ṭ), which carries the core sense of a pit, mire, or predicament. Form II, وَرَّطَ, means to drag someone into trouble; Form V adds a reflexive sense, so تَوَرَّط means to drag oneself into trouble or end up stuck in it. The word is native Arabic, not a loan.
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