غفلة

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Arabic

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Root
غ ف ل (ḡ f l)
4 terms

Etymology 1

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

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Noun

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غَفْلَة (ḡaflaf (plural غَفْلَات (ḡaflāt) or غَفَلَات (ḡafalāt))

  1. neglect
  2. carelessness, heedlessness
    فِي غَفْلَةfī ḡaflain 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.
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Etymology 2

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Adverbial accusative of غَفْلَة (ḡafla, heedlessness).

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Adverb

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غَفْلَةً (ḡaflatan)

  1. suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly
    Synonym: بَغْتَةً (baḡtatan)
    يَأْتِي المَوْتُ غَفْلَةًyaʔtī l-mawtu ḡaflatanDeath comes unexpectedly
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