إسراف

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See also: اسراف

Arabic

Root
س ر ف (s r f)
4 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of أَسْرَفَ (ʔasrafa).

Pronunciation

Noun

إِسْرَاف (ʔisrāfm

  1. verbal noun of أَسْرَفَ (ʔasrafa) (form IV)
  2. extravagance, splurge, squander, prodigality
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:147:
      رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا
      “Our Lord! Forgive our sins and excesses.

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