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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry لفت

لَفَتَ (n.ac. لَفْت) a. Turned, rolled about; twisted, wrung. b. [acc. & 'An], Turned, diverted from; averted, turned away from ( his face ); stripped off (bark). c. Broke the neck of. d. Beat at random. e. Spoke at random. f. [acc. & 'Ala], Put upon at random (feathers). g. Stirred up. تَلَفَّتَ a. [Ila], Turned towards; looked, gazed upon, at; regarded paid attention to; took care of. إِلْتَفَتَa. see Vb. [Bi], Moved, turned about (face). لَفْتَة (pl. لَفَتَات) a. Turn. b. Side-glance. لِفْتa. Half. b. Turnip; rape. c. Bull; cow. d. Foolish woman. لِفْتِيَّةa. Dish of turnips. لَفَتa. Lefthandedness; ambidexterity. b. The having a twisted horn. لُفَتَةa. One cruel to animals. أَلْفَتُ (pl. لُفْت) a. Left-handed. b. Having crooked horns (ram). c. Strong-handed. d. see 22 لَفَاْت (pl. لُفُت) a. Stubborn; foolish. لَفُوْتa. Stubborn. b. Ogler; immodest (woman). لَفْتَآءُa. fem. of أَلْفَتُb. see 2 (d) N. Ac. إِلْتَفَتَa. Attention; regard; care, solicitude. b. Abrupt digression, change of subject. لَا تَلْتَفِت لِفْتَهُ a. Do not heed him.