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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian غفلت (ġaflat), from Arabic غَفْلَة (ḡafla).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɣəf.lət̪/, , /ɡəpʰ.lət̪/,
Noun
ग़फ़लत • (ġaflat) f (Urdu spelling غفلت)
- negligence; carelessness
Declension
Declension of ग़फ़लत (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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ग़फ़लत ġaflat
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ग़फ़लतें ġaflatẽ
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oblique
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ग़फ़लत ġaflat
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ग़फ़लतों ġaflatõ
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vocative
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ग़फ़लत ġaflat
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ग़फ़लतो ġaflato
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References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “गफ़लत”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग़फ़लत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press