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لافِت
striking /ˈlaː.fit/
adjectiveB2#4252 most common
Also: remarkable, noticeable, attention-grabbing
Example sentences
هذا التصميم لافِت.
This design is striking.
لون الفستان لافِت جداً.
The color of the dress is very eye-catching.
كان تصرفه لافِتاً في الاجتماع.
His behavior was noticeable at the meeting.
شهد الخبر تفاعلاً لافِتاً على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي.
The news saw remarkable engagement on social media.
يُعد تراجع الأسعار تطوراً لافِتاً في الأسواق العالمية.
The drop in prices counts as a notable development in global markets.
رغم الانتقادات، حقق الفيلم نجاحاً لافِتاً للنظر تجاوز كل التوقعات.
Despite the criticism, the film achieved a striking success that exceeded all expectations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لافِتٌ | لافِتون |
| Genitive | لافِتٍ | لافِتين |
| Accusative | لافِتاً | لافِتين |
| Vocative | يا لافِتُ | يا لافِتون |
Word family
لفَتَto turn something, to catch or draw attention
التفَتَto turn around, to take notice
ملفِتeye-catching, striking (near-synonym)
لفتةa notable gesture or kind notice
الْتِفاتattention, turning of notice
Etymology
لافِت comes from the triliteral root ل-ف-ت (l-f-t), whose verb لفت means to turn something or to catch someone's attention. لافِت is the active participle on the فاعل pattern, so it literally names the thing doing the turning or catching. Over time it settled into everyday use as an adjective for anything that grabs notice, from a headline to a piece of clothing.
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