أفول

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Arabic

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Root
ء ف ل (ʔ f l)
2 terms

Etymology

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Cognate with Hebrew אֲפֵילָה (ăp̄ēlā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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أُفُول (ʔufūlm

  1. verbal noun of أَفَلَ (ʔafala) (form I)
  2. set (as in sunset), vanishing, disappearance
    Synonym: غُرُوب (ḡurūb)
    • 2017, “مُضَحٍّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابِ”, Ḥaydar al-Kaʕbi (lyrics)‎[1]performed by Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi:
      فَشَمْسُ النَّبِيّ مَضَتْ لِلْأُفُولِ
      fašamsu n-nabiyy maḍat lilʔufūli
      For the sun of the Prophet has started to set