غفل

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Arabic

Root
غ ف ل (ḡ f l)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

غَفَلَ (ḡafala) I (non-past يَغْفُلُ (yaḡfulu), verbal noun غُفُول (ḡufūl) or غَفْلَة (ḡafla))

  1. to be asleep
  2. (transitive) to hide, to conceal (something)
  3. (transitive, with عَن) to be unaware, to be uncaring, to pay no consideration on; to neglect, to disregard, to omit carelessly and intentionally
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:102:
      [] وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً []
      [] wadda llaḏīna kafarū law taḡfulūna ʕan ʔasliḥatikum wa-ʔamtiʕatikum fa-yamīlūna ʕalaykum maylatan wāḥidatan []
      Those who disbelieve wish that ye would neglect your weapons and your useful belongings so they could come down upon you in one encroachment.

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