iltifāt in Arabic (Switching Person)
iltifāt in Arabic (Switching Person) We are going to learn about switching between first, second and third person, mid-conversation. Something known as iltifāt (إلتفات). . Table of Contents Switching Person Examples of iltifāt How iltifāt Relates to Using Nouns in Place of Pronouns Purpose of Switching Person Specific Example of iltifāt from the Quran Switching Person We have two definitions for this phenomenon. 1️⃣The first definition for iltifāt in Arabic is that, in your conversation you use a person other than the expected person. For example: “Your brother was not smart enough to defeat him”. What I mean to say here is: “I was not smart enough to defeat him”. But I replaced the term “I” in first person with the phrase “your brother” in third person. So I have used an unexpected person, and thus I have just done إلتفات. ✔️2️⃣The second definition is to refer to something in one person and then to unexpectedly refer to that same thing in a differen...