غفر

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to covering, concealing, and forgiveness. It extends to concepts of sweet scents, plant exudates, and even astronomical or geographical features that appear to 'cover' or 'conceal'. It also encompasses names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

غَفَرَverb

1.
to forgiveboth
To pardon sins or offenses; to absolve someone of wrongdoing.
2.
to coverclassical
To conceal or hide something, like covering a surface.

مَغْفِرَةnoun

1.
forgivenessboth
The act or state of forgiving; pardon.
2.
coveringclassical
That which covers or conceals.

مَغْفُورadjective

1.
forgivenboth
Having been pardoned or absolved.
2.
coveredclassical
Concealed or hidden.

غُفْرَانnoun

1.
forgivenessboth
Pardon, absolution, especially from divine judgment.

مَغَافِيرnoun

1.
sweet exudateclassical
A sweet substance, like honey, produced by certain trees, often with a pleasant scent.
2.
sweet scentclassical
A pleasant fragrance, particularly from plants or their exudates.

مِغْفَرnoun

1.
gum resin stickclassical
A stick made from gum resin, used to apply to white spots, or from which a pleasant substance is derived.
2.
gum resinclassical
A rounded piece of gum resin.

غَفِيرname

1.
male given nameboth
A proper name for a male.

غَفِيرَةname

1.
female given nameboth
A proper name for a female.

غَفَّارadjective

1.
very forgivingboth
Intensely or abundantly forgiving; a divine attribute.

غَفَرَتْverb

1.
became covered with plantsclassical
Said of land that has become covered with abundant vegetation, resembling 'ghafar' (a covering).

غُفْرnoun

1.
plant coveringclassical
Abundant vegetation that covers the ground.
2.
lint/fuzzclassical
The fine fibers or fuzz found on fabric.
3.
small insectclassical
A type of small crawling insect.
4.
lunar mansionclassical
A specific constellation or group of stars in the lunar calendar, part of Libra.

غَفَّرَverb

1.
to exude sweetnessclassical
Said of a tree when it produces a sweet substance.

Parallel reading

مغافيره تجد ريحه من بعيد.

Its maghafir, you find its scent from afar.

والمغافير: عسل حلو مثل الرب إلا أنه أبيض.

And the maghafir: a sweet honey like the spring honey, except that it is white.

هذا الجنى لا أن يكد المغفر؛ يقال ذلك للرجل يصيب الخير الكثير

This harvest is not like toiling for the maghfar; this is said of a man who obtains abundant good.

والمغفر هو العود من شجر الصمغ يمسح به ما ابيض فيتخذ منه شيء طيب

And the maghfar is the stick from the gum tree, with which white spots are wiped, and from which a pleasant thing is made.

وما استدار من الصمغ يقال له المغفر

And what is rounded from the gum resin is called the maghfar.

هذا أشبه، ألا تراه وصف شجرها فقال: وأبرم سلمها وأغدق إذخرها؟

This is more likely, do you not see he described its trees saying: 'And its acacia branches are abundant and its izkhir is plentiful'?

أن قادما قدم عليه من مكة فقال: كيف تركت الحزورة؟ قال: جادها المطر فأغفرت بطحاؤها أي أن المطر نزل عليها حتى صار كالغفر من النبات.

A visitor came to him from Mecca, and he said: 'How did you leave Al-Hazura?' He replied: 'The rain has blessed it, so its plain has become covered with vegetation, meaning the rain fell on it until it became like a covering of plants.'

والغفر: الزئبر على الثوب

And al-ghufr: the lint on the garment.

وقيل: أراد أن رمثها قد أغفرت أي أخرجت مغافيرها.

And it was said: he meant its Rammth plant had produced its maghafir.

والمغافير: شيء ينضحه شجر العرفط حلو كالناطف

And the maghafir: something that the 'Arfaj tree exudes, sweet like honey.

والغفر: دويبة.

And al-ghufr: a small insect.

والغفر: منزل من منازل القمر ثلاثة أنجم صغار، وهي من الميزان.

And al-ghufr: a mansion of the moon, three small stars, and it is from Libra.

وبنو غافر: بطن.

And Banu Ghafir: a clan.

وبنو غفار، من كنانة: رهط أبي ذر الغفاري.

And Banu Ghifar, from Kinana: the tribe of Abu Dharr Al-Ghafari.