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غفل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being unaware, heedless, or neglectful. It extends to meanings of being unmarked, uncultivated, or inexperienced, and also has a specific anatomical meaning.

Derived headwords

غَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be heedlessboth

    To be unaware of something, to neglect it, or to be inattentive.

غَفْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heedlessnessboth

    The state of being unaware, inattentive, or neglectful.

غُفُولnoun
  1. 1.
    heedlessnessclassical

    A state of being unaware or neglectful, often used as a masdar for the verb.

أَغْفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to be heedlessboth

    To make someone unaware of something, or to cause them to neglect it.

  2. 2.
    to neglectboth

    To leave something unattended or unaddressed, often intentionally.

تَغَافَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign ignoranceboth

    To pretend to be unaware or heedless of something, often to gain an advantage.

تَغَفَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to take advantage of heedlessnessclassical

    To seize an opportunity when someone is unaware or neglectful.

الأَغْفَالnoun
  1. 1.
    uncultivated landclassical

    Describing barren or desolate land that has not been cultivated or inhabited.

غُفْلadjective
  1. 1.
    unmarkedclassical

    Describing an animal that has no brand or mark of ownership.

  2. 2.
    inexperiencedclassical

    Describing a person who has not experienced or tested matters.

  3. 3.
    unplowedclassical

    Describing land that has not been plowed or cultivated.

أَغْفَلَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    to not brand itclassical

    To refrain from marking an animal with a brand or sign of ownership.

المِغْفَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sides of the jawclassical

    Referring to the sides of the jawbone, specifically the area near the jaw angle.

Parallel reading

غفل عن الشئ يغفل غفلة وغفولا
He was heedless of the thing, being heedless, heedlessness, and heedlessness.
وأغفله عنه غيره
And another made him unaware of it.
وأغفلت الشئ، إذا تركته على ذكر منك
And I neglected the thing, if you left it while you were mindful of it.
وتغافلت عنه وتغفلته، إذا اهتبلت غفلته
And you pretended to be unaware of it and you took advantage of his heedlessness, if you seized his heedlessness.
والأغفال: الموات
And Al-Aghfal: the desolate lands.
يقال: أرض غفل: لا علم بها ولا أثر عمارة
It is said: an uncultivated land: there is no knowledge of it and no trace of cultivation.
وقال الكسائي: أرض غفل: لم تمطر
And Al-Kisa'i said: an uncultivated land: it did not rain.
ودابة غفل: لا سمة عليها
And an unmarked animal: there is no brand upon it.
وقد أغقلتها، إذا لم تسمها
And I did not brand it, if you did not name it.
ورجل غفل: لم يجرب الأمور
And a heedless man: he has not experienced matters.
والمغفلة التى في الحديث: جانبا العنفقة
And Al-Mughfalah, which is in the hadith: the sides of the jaw.