غفل

Arabic

Root
غ ف ل (ḡ-f-l)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.fa.la/

Verb

غَفَلَ • (ḡafala) I, non-past يَغْفُلُ‎ (yaḡfulu)

  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 allaḏīna 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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