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لَفَت
to catch or draw someone's attention /laˈfata/
verbB1#2807 most common
Also: to turn (something), to attract notice, to divert (a glance)
Example sentences
هذا الفستانُ لَفَتَ انتباهي.
This dress caught my attention.
لَفَتَت نظري صورةٌ جميلةٌ في المعرض.
A beautiful picture in the gallery caught my eye.
لَفَتَ المعلمُ انتباهَ الطلابِ إلى الخطأ.
The teacher drew the students' attention to the mistake.
لَفَتَ انتباهَ الجمهورِ أداؤه المتميز على المسرح.
His outstanding performance on stage drew the audience's attention.
لم يَلفِتني الخبر كثيرًا رغم أهميته الظاهرة.
The news did not catch my attention much despite its apparent importance.
تَلفِتُ هذه الظاهرةُ الاقتصاديةُ أنظارَ الباحثين منذ عقود.
This economic phenomenon has been drawing researchers' attention for decades.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَلْفِتُ | لَفَتُّ | سَأَلْفِتُ |
| 2sg | تَلْفِتُ | لَفَتَّ | سَتَلْفِتُ |
| 3sg | يَلْفِتُ | لَفَتَ | سَيَلْفِتُ |
| 1pl | نَلْفِتُ | لَفَتْنَا | سَنَلْفِتُ |
| 2pl | تَلْفِتُونَ | لَفَتُّمْ | سَتَلْفِتُونَ |
| 3pl | يَلْفِتُونَ | لَفَتُوا | سَيَلْفِتُونَ |
Word family
التفت (iltafata)to turn around, to notice
لفتة (laftah)a gesture, a thoughtful touch
لافت (lāfit)striking, noteworthy
التفاتة (iltifātah)a glance, a moment of attention
ملتفت (multafit)attentive, aware
Etymology
لَفَت comes from the native Semitic triliteral root ل ف ت (l-f-t), built on the basic Form I pattern fa'ala. The core sense is a physical turn, and Arabic extended it to the figurative turn of someone's gaze or mind, which is why the verb almost always shows up paired with انتباه (attention) or نظر (glance). It has no Indo-European root; it is Semitic through and through.
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