غفل

1 غَفَلَ عَنْهُ ذ , (S, O, Msb, K,) aor. غَفُلَ , (S, O, Msb,) inf. n. غُفُولٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and غَفْلَةٌ, (S, O, Msb,) or the latter is a simple subst., (K,) or it is a simple subst. as well as an inf. n., and so may be غُفْلَانٌ, said in the K to be a simple subst.; and MF says that غَفِلَ, aor. غَفَلَ , of which غَفَلٌ, mentioned in the K as a subst. syn. with غَفْلَةٌ, may be the inf. n., has been mentioned by some as a dial. var. of غَفَلَ, but had not been found by him in any of the lexicological works notwithstanding much research, so that its correctness requires consideration; (TA;) He was, or became, unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, or heedless, of it, or inadvertent to it; (Msb;) namely, a thing: (S, O, Msb:) or he neglected it; and was, or became, unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, or heedless, of it, or inadvertent to it: (K:) and sometimes it is used as meaning he neglected it [ intentionally ], leaving it, and turning away: (Msb:) and ↓ اغفلهُ signifies the same as غَفَلَ عَنْهُ: or غَفَلَ signifies صَارَغَافِلًا [ he became unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent ]: and غَفَلَ عَنْهُ and ↓ اغفلهُ signify وَصَّلَ غَفْلَتَهُ اـِلَيْهِ [which is app. said merely for the purpose of showing that the former verb is made trans. only by means of عَنْ, and the latter is trans. without any prep.; for وَصَّلَ الفِعْلَ اـِلَى مَفْعُوِلهِ and أَوْصَلَهُ اـِلَيْهِ, which latter phrase is the more usual, mean “ he made the verb transitive ”]: (K:) or ↓ اغفلهُ signifies he neglected it (i. e. a thing) though remembering it. ('Eyn, Sb, S, O, Msb.) It is said in a trad., مَنِ ا@تَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ i. e. He who pursues the object of the chase has his mind busied and possessed by it so that he becomes unmindful [&c. of other things]. (TA.)