Hafiz soon
Ta-Ha · 20:60
So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].
Sahih International
Word 1 of 6
فَتَوَلَّىٰ
fatawallā
Then went away
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
تولى
Fi'l · VerbThen went away
Rootوليwly
to be a protector/guardian, turn towards/away, friend
232× in the Quran · Common
LemmaتَوَلَّىٰVerb (form V) - to turn
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَتَوَلَّىٰ (Then went away) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form V — doing to oneself
فَتَوَلَّىٰ (Then went away) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X