Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:79
And he [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 14
فَتَوَلَّىٰ
fatawallā
So he turned away
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Resumption particlethen
تَوَلَّىٰ
Fi'l · VerbSo he turned 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 (So he turned 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 (So he turned 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