غفلة

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Arabic

Root
غ ف ل (ḡ f l)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Instance noun from the verb غَفَلَ (ḡafala, “to become heedless”).

Pronunciation

Noun

غَفْلَة • (ḡafla) f (plural غَفْلَات (ḡaflāt) or غَفَلَات (ḡafalāt))

  1. neglect
  2. carelessness, heedlessness
    فِي غَفْلَة ― fī ḡafla ― in heedlessness, heedlessly
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:1:
      ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍۢ مُّعْرِضُونَ
      The time of people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.
Declension
Declension of noun غَفْلَة (ḡafla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَفْلَة
ḡafla 		الْغَفْلَة
al-ḡafla 		غَفْلَة
ḡaflat
Nominative غَفْلَةٌ
ḡaflatun 		الْغَفْلَةُ
al-ḡaflatu 		غَفْلَةُ
ḡaflatu
Accusative غَفْلَةً
ḡaflatan 		الْغَفْلَةَ
al-ḡaflata 		غَفْلَةَ
ḡaflata
Genitive غَفْلَةٍ
ḡaflatin 		الْغَفْلَةِ
al-ḡaflati 		غَفْلَةِ
ḡaflati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَفْلَتَيْن
ḡaflatayn 		الْغَفْلَتَيْن
al-ḡaflatayn 		غَفْلَتَيْ
ḡaflatay
Nominative غَفْلَتَانِ
ḡaflatāni 		الْغَفْلَتَانِ
al-ḡaflatāni 		غَفْلَتَا
ḡaflatā
Accusative غَفْلَتَيْنِ
ḡaflatayni 		الْغَفْلَتَيْنِ
al-ḡaflatayni 		غَفْلَتَيْ
ḡaflatay
Genitive غَفْلَتَيْنِ
ḡaflatayni 		الْغَفْلَتَيْنِ
al-ḡaflatayni 		غَفْلَتَيْ
ḡaflatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَفْلَات‎; غَفَلَات
ḡaflāt‎; ḡafalāt 		الْغَفْلَات‎; الْغَفَلَات
al-ḡaflāt‎; al-ḡafalāt 		غَفْلَات‎; غَفَلَات
ḡaflāt‎; ḡafalāt
Nominative غَفْلَاتٌ‎; غَفَلَاتٌ
ḡaflātun‎; ḡafalātun 		الْغَفْلَاتُ‎; الْغَفَلَاتُ
al-ḡaflātu‎; al-ḡafalātu 		غَفْلَاتُ‎; غَفَلَاتُ
ḡaflātu‎; ḡafalātu
Accusative غَفْلَاتٍ‎; غَفَلَاتٍ
ḡaflātin‎; ḡafalātin 		الْغَفْلَاتِ‎; الْغَفَلَاتِ
al-ḡaflāti‎; al-ḡafalāti 		غَفْلَاتِ‎; غَفَلَاتِ
ḡaflāti‎; ḡafalāti
Genitive غَفْلَاتٍ‎; غَفَلَاتٍ
ḡaflātin‎; ḡafalātin 		الْغَفْلَاتِ‎; الْغَفَلَاتِ
al-ḡaflāti‎; al-ḡafalāti 		غَفْلَاتِ‎; غَفَلَاتِ
ḡaflāti‎; ḡafalāti
Descendants

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of غَفْلَة (ḡafla, “heedlessness”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

غَفْلَةً • (ḡaflatan)

  1. suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly
    Synonym: بَغْتَةً (baḡtatan)
    يَأْتِي المَوْتُ غَفْلَةً ― yaʔtī l-mawtu ḡaflatan ― Death comes unexpectedly
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