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

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غلط”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

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
  • Indonesian: ralat
• → Ottoman Turkish: غلط (ġalaṭ)
  • Turkish: galat
  • → Middle Armenian: ղալաթ (ġalatʻ), ղալատ (ġalat)
    • Armenian: ղալաթ (ġalatʻ)
• → Persian: غلط (ġalat)
  • → Bengali: গলদ (gôlôd), গলতি (gôlti)
  • → 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣa.ˈlat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.lǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.lǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣä.lǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣä.lǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.lǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁä.lǽt̪]

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

Related terms

• غلطی (ġalati)
• پر غلط
• غلط بودن (ġalat budan)

Descendants

• → Bengali: গলদ (gôlôd), গলতি (gôlti)
• → 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣalt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäl̪t̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäl̪t̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäl̪t̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäl̪t̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæl̪t̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäl̪t̪]

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

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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):

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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, it's usage covers situations where an adjective or adverb would be used in English.

See also

• غلطان (ḡalṭān, “wrong, mistaken (of people)”)

Urdu

Etymology

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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

• غلط سمجھنا (ġalat samajhnā, “to misunderstand”)
• غلط فہمی (ġalat fahmī, “misunderstanding”)
• غلط کرنا (ġalat karnā, “to do wrong”)
• غلط ہونا (ġalat honā, “to be wrong”)
• غلطی (ġalatī, “mistake”)