Meaning of التفات | Babel Free
ʔil.ti.ˈfaːtDefinitions
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enallage; apostrophe rhetoric
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a type of enallage in Persian poetry where the addressed person switches unusually to another rhetoric
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favor; kindness formal, literary
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attention formal, literary
- turning or looking around while praying the salah or reciting the adhan
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turning the face towards another dated
Examples
“مرا به کارِ جهان هرگز التفات نبود رخِ تو در نظرِ من چنین خوشش آراست”
So pleasant is your face in my gaze That I never pay attention to the world's affairs.
“شاهین صفت چو طعمه چشیدم ز دست شاه کی باشد التفات به صید کبوترم”
When I have tasted morsels from the king's hand like the royal falcon, How shall my attention be towards hunting pigeons?
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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