غافل

See also: عاقل

Arabic

Root
غ ف ل (ḡ-f-l)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of غَفَلَ (ḡafala, to be oblivious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.fil/
  • Rhymes: -il

Verb

غَافَلَ • (ḡāfala) III, non-past يُغَافِلُ‎ (yuḡāfilu)

  1. to catch by surprise, to catch unaware

Conjugation

Adjective

غَافِل • (ḡāfil) (feminine غَافِلَة (ḡāfila), masculine plural غَافِلُونَ (ḡāfilūna), feminine plural غَافِلَات (ḡāfilāt))

  1. unaware, heedless, negligent

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: غافل
  • Ottoman Turkish: غافل (gafil)
    • Turkish: gafil
    • Albanian: gafil
    • Armenian: խաֆիլ (xafil), ղաֆիլ (ġafil)
  • Uyghur: غاپىل (ghapil)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَافِل (ḡāfil), active participle of غَفَلَ (ḡafala).

Adjective

غافل • (gafil) (feminine غافله, plural غفول or غفل, feminine plural غوافل)

  1. unwary, inattentive, careless
    Synonym: طالغین (dalgın)

Descendants

  • Turkish: gafil
  • Albanian: gafil
  • Armenian: խաֆիլ (xafil), ղաֆիլ (ġafil)

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic غَافِل (ḡāfil), active participle of غَفَلَ (ḡafala).

Adjective

غافل • (ğâfel)

  1. unaware (not noticing; paying no heed)
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