غلط

See also: غلظ

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
غ ل ط (ḡ l ṭ)
5 terms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣa.li.tˤa/

    Verb

    غَلِطَ • (ḡaliṭa) I (non-past يَغْلَطُ (yaḡlaṭu), verbal noun غَلَط (ḡalaṭ))

    1. to err
    2. to make a mistake
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of غَلِطَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun غَلَط)
    verbal noun
    الْمَصْدَر     		غَلَط
    ḡalaṭ
    active participle
    اِسْم الْفَاعِل     		غَالِط, غَلْطَان
    ḡāliṭ, ḡalṭān
    passive participle
    اِسْم الْمَفْعُول     		مَغْلُوط
    maḡlūṭ
    active voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد     		dual
    الْمُثَنَّى     		plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب     		1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past (perfect) indicative
    الْمَاضِي     		m غَلِطْتُ
    ḡaliṭtu     		غَلِطْتَ
    ḡaliṭta     		غَلِطَ
    ḡaliṭa     		غَلِطْتُمَا
    ḡaliṭtumā     		غَلِطَا
    ḡaliṭā     		غَلِطْنَا
    ḡaliṭnā     		غَلِطْتُمْ
    ḡaliṭtum     		غَلِطُوا
    ḡaliṭū
    f غَلِطْتِ
    ḡaliṭti     		غَلِطَتْ
    ḡaliṭat     		غَلِطَتَا
    ḡaliṭatā     		غَلِطْتُنَّ
    ḡaliṭtunna     		غَلِطْنَ
    ḡaliṭna
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع     		m أَغْلَطُ
    ʔaḡlaṭu     		تَغْلَطُ
    taḡlaṭu     		يَغْلَطُ
    yaḡlaṭu     		تَغْلَطَانِ
    taḡlaṭāni     		يَغْلَطَانِ
    yaḡlaṭāni     		نَغْلَطُ
    naḡlaṭu     		تَغْلَطُونَ
    taḡlaṭūna     		يَغْلَطُونَ
    yaḡlaṭūna
    f تَغْلَطِينَ
    taḡlaṭīna     		تَغْلَطُ
    taḡlaṭu     		تَغْلَطَانِ
    taḡlaṭāni     		تَغْلَطْنَ
    taḡlaṭna     		يَغْلَطْنَ
    yaḡlaṭna
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب     		m أَغْلَطَ
    ʔaḡlaṭa     		تَغْلَطَ
    taḡlaṭa     		يَغْلَطَ
    yaḡlaṭa     		تَغْلَطَا
    taḡlaṭā     		يَغْلَطَا
    yaḡlaṭā     		نَغْلَطَ
    naḡlaṭa     		تَغْلَطُوا
    taḡlaṭū     		يَغْلَطُوا
    yaḡlaṭū
    f تَغْلَطِي
    taḡlaṭī     		تَغْلَطَ
    taḡlaṭa     		تَغْلَطَا
    taḡlaṭā     		تَغْلَطْنَ
    taḡlaṭna     		يَغْلَطْنَ
    yaḡlaṭna
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم     		m أَغْلَطْ
    ʔaḡlaṭ     		تَغْلَطْ
    taḡlaṭ     		يَغْلَطْ
    yaḡlaṭ     		تَغْلَطَا
    taḡlaṭā     		يَغْلَطَا
    yaḡlaṭā     		نَغْلَطْ
    naḡlaṭ     		تَغْلَطُوا
    taḡlaṭū     		يَغْلَطُوا
    yaḡlaṭū
    f تَغْلَطِي
    taḡlaṭī     		تَغْلَطْ
    taḡlaṭ     		تَغْلَطَا
    taḡlaṭā     		تَغْلَطْنَ
    taḡlaṭna     		يَغْلَطْنَ
    yaḡlaṭna
    imperative
    الْأَمْر     		m اِغْلَطْ
    iḡlaṭ     		اِغْلَطَا
    iḡlaṭā     		اِغْلَطُوا
    iḡlaṭū
    f اِغْلَطِي
    iḡlaṭī     		اِغْلَطْنَ
    iḡlaṭna
    passive voice
    الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
    singular
    الْمُفْرَد     		dual
    الْمُثَنَّى     		plural
    الْجَمْع
    1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب     		1st person
    الْمُتَكَلِّم     		2nd person
    الْمُخَاطَب     		3rd person
    الْغَائِب
    past (perfect) indicative
    الْمَاضِي     		m — — غُلِطَ
    ḡuliṭa     		— — — — —
    f — — — — —
    non-past (imperfect) indicative
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع     		m — — يُغْلَطُ
    yuḡlaṭu     		— — — — —
    f — — — — —
    subjunctive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب     		m — — يُغْلَطَ
    yuḡlaṭa     		— — — — —
    f — — — — —
    jussive
    الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم     		m — — يُغْلَطْ
    yuḡlaṭ     		— — — — —
    f — — — — —
    References

    Etymology 1.2

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣa.latˤ/
      • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /ɣa.latˤ/

    Noun

    غَلَط • (ḡalaṭ) m (plural أَغْلَاط (ʔaḡlāṭ))

    1. verbal noun of غَلِطَ (ḡaliṭa) (form I)
    2. error, mistake
    Declension
    Declension of noun غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)
    singular basic singular triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal غَلَط
    ḡalaṭ     		الْغَلَط
    al-ḡalaṭ     		غَلَط
    ḡalaṭ
    nominative غَلَطٌ
    ḡalaṭun     		الْغَلَطُ
    al-ḡalaṭu     		غَلَطُ
    ḡalaṭu
    accusative غَلَطًا
    ḡalaṭan     		الْغَلَطَ
    al-ḡalaṭa     		غَلَطَ
    ḡalaṭa
    genitive غَلَطٍ
    ḡalaṭin     		الْغَلَطِ
    al-ḡalaṭi     		غَلَطِ
    ḡalaṭi
    dual indefinite definite construct
    informal غَلَطَيْن
    ḡalaṭayn     		الْغَلَطَيْن
    al-ḡalaṭayn     		غَلَطَيْ
    ḡalaṭay
    nominative غَلَطَانِ
    ḡalaṭāni     		الْغَلَطَانِ
    al-ḡalaṭāni     		غَلَطَا
    ḡalaṭā
    accusative غَلَطَيْنِ
    ḡalaṭayni     		الْغَلَطَيْنِ
    al-ḡalaṭayni     		غَلَطَيْ
    ḡalaṭay
    genitive غَلَطَيْنِ
    ḡalaṭayni     		الْغَلَطَيْنِ
    al-ḡalaṭayni     		غَلَطَيْ
    ḡalaṭay
    plural basic broken plural triptote
    indefinite definite construct
    informal أَغْلَاط
    ʔaḡlāṭ     		الْأَغْلَاط
    al-ʔaḡlāṭ     		أَغْلَاط
    ʔaḡlāṭ
    nominative أَغْلَاطٌ
    ʔaḡlāṭun     		الْأَغْلَاطُ
    al-ʔaḡlāṭu     		أَغْلَاطُ
    ʔaḡlāṭu
    accusative أَغْلَاطًا
    ʔaḡlāṭan     		الْأَغْلَاطَ
    al-ʔaḡlāṭa     		أَغْلَاطَ
    ʔaḡlāṭa
    genitive أَغْلَاطٍ
    ʔaḡlāṭin     		الْأَغْلَاطِ
    al-ʔaḡlāṭi     		أَغْلَاطِ
    ʔaḡlāṭi
    Descendants
    • Maltese: għelt
    • → Armenian: ղալաթ (ġalatʻ)
    • → Azerbaijani: qələt
    • → Chechen: гӏалат (ğalat)
    • → Georgian: ღალატი (ɣalaṭi)
    • → Indonesian: galat
    • → Malay: ralat
    • → Ottoman Turkish: غلط (ġalaṭ)
      • Turkish: galat
      • Turkish: galat-ı meşhur, galatımeşhur
      • → Middle Armenian: ղալաթ (ġalatʻ), ղալատ (ġalat)
    • → Persian: غلط (ġalat)
      • → Bengali: গলদ (golōd)
      • → Gujarati: ગલત (galat)
      • → Hindustani:
        Hindi: ग़लत (ġalat)
        Urdu: غلط (ġalat)
      • → Pashto: غلط (ǧalát)
      • → Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਗਲਤ (galat)
        Shahmukhi script: غلط (ġalat)
      • → Uzbek: gʻalat
      • → Uyghur: غەلەت (ghelet)
    • → Swahili: ghalati
    • → Tajik: ғалат (ġalat)
    References
    • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غلط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎[2], London: W.H. Allen
    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غلط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Adjective

    غَلَط • (ḡalaṭ)

    1. wrong, incorrect, mistaken
    Declension
    Declension of adjective غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)
    singular masculine feminine
    basic singular triptote —
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal غَلَط
    ḡalaṭ     		الْغَلَط
    al-ḡalaṭ     		— —
    nominative غَلَطٌ
    ḡalaṭun     		الْغَلَطُ
    al-ḡalaṭu     		— —
    accusative غَلَطًا
    ḡalaṭan     		الْغَلَطَ
    al-ḡalaṭa     		— —
    genitive غَلَطٍ
    ḡalaṭin     		الْغَلَطِ
    al-ḡalaṭi     		— —
    dual masculine feminine
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal — — — —
    nominative — — — —
    accusative — — — —
    genitive — — — —
    plural masculine feminine
    — —
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    informal — — — —
    nominative — — — —
    accusative — — — —
    genitive — — — —
    References
    • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غلط”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

    Pashto

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣa.laˈt̪/

    Adjective

    غلط • (ǧalat)

    1. wrong
      Synonym: ناسم (nâsëm)

    Persian

    Etymology 1

      Etymology tree
      Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)bor.
      Persian غلط

      Borrowed from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? ġalat
      Dari reading? ġalat
      Iranian reading? ġalat
      Tajik reading? ġalat

      Adjective

      غلط • (ġalat)

      1. wrong
      2. incorrect
      3. mistaken
      4. erroneous
      5. false

      Noun

      غلط • (ġalat) (plural غلط‌ها)

      1. wrong
      2. mistake
      3. error
      Descendants
      • → Bengali: গলদ (golōd)
      • → Gujarati: ગલત (galat)
      • → Hindustani:
        Hindi: ग़लत (ġalat)
        Urdu: غلط (ġalat)
      • → Pashto: غلط (ǧalát)
      • → Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਗਲਤ (galat)
        Shahmukhi script: غلط (ġalat)
      • → Uzbek: gʻalat
      • → Uyghur: غەلەت (ghelet)

      Etymology 2

      Back-formation from غلطیدن (ġaltidan), غلتیدن (ġaltidan, “to roll”), if not vice versa.

      Pronunciation

       

      Readings
      Classical reading? ġalt
      Dari reading? ġalt
      Iranian reading? ġalt
      Tajik reading? ġalt

      Noun

      غلط • (ġalt) (plural غلط‌ها)

      1. rotation, roll
      Derived terms
      • غلطان (ġaltân), غلتان (ġaltân, “rolling, rotating”)
        • غلطانیدن (ġaltânidan), غلتانیدن (ġaltânidan, “to roll”)
      • غلطک (ġaltak), غلتک (ġaltak, “cylinder, roll”), غلتنگ (ġaltang, “cylinder, roll”)
      • غلطبان (ġaltebân, “large cylinder to consolidate clay roofs”)

      Punjabi

      Etymology

        Etymology tree
        Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)bor.
        Classical Persian غَلَط (ġalat)bor.
        Punjabi غَلَط (ġalat̤)

        Borrowed from Classical Persian غَلَط (ġalat), borrowed from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɣə.lət̪/, [ɣɐ.lət̪ᵊ], [ɡɐ.lət̪ᵊ]
        • Hyphenation: غَ‧لَط

        Adjective

        غَلَط • (ġalat̤) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਗ਼ਲਤ)

        1. wrong; incorrect
        2. mistaken
        3. untrue; false
        4. improper

        Further reading

        • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “غلط”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
        • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “غلط”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
        • “ਗਲਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

        South Levantine Arabic

        Root
        غ ل ط
        3 terms

        Etymology 1

        From Arabic غَلِطَ (ḡaliṭa).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ɣi.litˤ/, [ˈɣi.lɪtˤ]
        • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

        Verb

        غلط • (ḡiliṭ) I (present بغلط (biḡlaṭ))

        1. to make a mistake
          Synonym: أخطى (ʔaḵṭa)
        2. (+ على) to wrong, to offend, to insult
          ما تسمح لحدا مين ما كان يغلط عليك.
          mā tismaḥ la-ḥada mīn mā kān yiḡlaṭ ʕalēk
          Don't let anyone — whoever it may be — insult you.
        Conjugation
        Conjugation of غلط
        singular plural
        1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
        past m غلطت (ḡliṭt) غلطت (ḡliṭt) غلط (ḡiliṭ) غلطنا (ḡliṭna) غلطتو (ḡliṭtu) غلطو (ḡilṭu)
        f غلطتي (ḡliṭti) غلطت (ḡilṭat)
        present m بغلط (baḡlaṭ) بتغلط (btiḡlaṭ) بغلط (biḡlaṭ) منغلط (mniḡlaṭ) بتغلطو (btiḡlaṭu) بغلطو (biḡlaṭu)
        f بتغلطي (btiḡlaṭi) بتغلط (btiḡlaṭ)
        subjunctive m أغلط (ʔaḡlaṭ) تغلط (tiḡlaṭ) يغلط (yiḡlaṭ) نغلط (niḡlaṭ) تغلطو (tiḡlaṭu) يغلطو (yiḡlaṭu)
        f تغلطي (tiḡlaṭi) تغلط (tiḡlaṭ)
        imperative m اغلط (iḡlaṭ) اغلطو (iḡlaṭu)
        f اغلطي (iḡlaṭi)

        Etymology 2

        From Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ɣa.latˤ/, [ˈɣɑ.lɑtˤ]
        • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

        Noun

        غلط • (ḡalaṭ) m (plural أغلاط (ʔaḡlāṭ))

        1. mistake, error
          Synonym: غلطة (ḡalṭa)
        2. wrong, incorrect
          Antonyms: صحيح (ṣaḥīḥ, adjective), صح (ṣaḥḥ, interjection)
          الجواب غلط. ― il-jawāb ḡalaṭ ― The answer is wrong.
          فهمتني غلط. ― fhemt-ni ḡalaṭ ― You misunderstood me.
        Usage notes
        • Although غلط (ḡalaṭ) is a noun, its usage covers situations where an adjective or adverb would be used in English.
        See also
        • غلطان (ḡalṭān, “wrong, mistaken (of people)”)

        Urdu

        Etymology

          Etymology tree
          Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ)bor.
          Classical Persian غَلَط (ġalat)bor.
          Urdu غَلَط (ġalat)

          Borrowed from Classical Persian غَلَط (ġalat), borrowed from Arabic غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

          Pronunciation

          • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɣə.lət̪/
          • Rhymes: -ət̪
          • Hyphenation: غَ‧لَط

          Adjective

          غَلَط • (ġalat) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ग़लत)

          1. wrong
          2. incorrect
          3. mistaken
          4. erroneous
          5. false

          Derived terms

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