غالط

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ل ط (ḡ l ṭ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɣaː.la.tˤa/

Verb

غَالَطَ (ḡālaṭa) III (non-past يُغَالِطُ (yuḡāliṭu), verbal noun مُغَالَطَة (muḡālaṭa))

  1. to seek to involve into erring or making mistakes
  2. to deceive, hoodwink, dupe, swindle, mislead, bring to wrong opinion
  3. to venture, risk
  4. to fail to give light, go off
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of غَلَطَ (ḡalaṭa, to err).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɣaː.litˤ/

Adjective

غَالِط (ḡāliṭ)

  1. erring, wrong, mistaken
    Synonym: مُخْطِئ (muḵṭiʔ)
Declension