See also: إلهي and ألهي

Arabic edit

Root
ل ه و (l-h-w)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

أَلْهَى (ʔalhā) IV, non-past يُلْهِي‎ (yulhī)

  1. to divert, to distract, to turn away [+accusative = whom] [+ عَن (object) = from]
  2. to divert, to regale, to delight [+accusative = whom] [+ بِ (object) = wherewith]

Conjugation edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ل ه ي
1 term

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَلْهَى (ʔalhā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔal.ha/, [ˈʔal.ha]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ألهى (ʔalha) IV (present بلهي (bilhi))

  1. to distract (from (+ عن))
    Synonym: شتّت (šattat)
    ما رح ألهيك عن شغلك اليوم.
    mā raḥ ʔalhīk ʕan šuḡlak il-yōm
    I won't distract you from your work today.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ألهى (ʔalha)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ألهيت (ʔalhēt) ألهيت (ʔalhēt) ألهى (ʔalha) ألهينا (ʔalhēna) ألهيتو (ʔalhētu) ألهو (ʔalhu)
f ألهيتي (ʔalhēti) ألهت (ʔalhat)
present m بلهي (balhi) بتلهي (btilhi) بيلهي (bilhi) منلهي (mnilhi) بتلهو (btilhu) بيلهو (bilhu)
f بتلهي (btilhi) بتلهي (btilhi)
subjunctive m الهي (alhi) تلهي (tilhi) يلهي (yilhi) نلهي (nilhi) تلهو (tilhu) يلهو (yilhu)
f تلهي (tilhi) تلهي (tilhi)
imperative m الهي (ilhi) الهو (ilhu)
f الهي (ilhi)