غفل
Root: غفل
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
غفل gafala u (غفلة gafla, غفول gufūl) to neglect, not to heed, disregard, ignore (من s.th.), be forgetful, be heedless, be unmindful (عن of), pay no attention (عن to) II to make (ه s.o.) negligent, careless, heedless, or inattentive III to use, or take advantage of, s.o.’s (ه) negligence, inadvertence, inattention, heedlessness, or carelessness; to surprise, take by surprise, take unawares (ه s.o.) IV to neglect, not to heed, disregard, ignore (هـ s.th.), be forgetful, be heedless, be unmindful (هـ of s.th.), pay no attention (هـ to s.th.); to pass (هـ over s.th.), slight, leave out, omit, skip (هـ s.th.); to leave unspecified (هـ s.th.) V = III; VI to feign inattention, inadvertence, negligence, or carelessness; to pretend to be, or make as if, inattentive, inadvertent, negligent, or careless; to neglect, disregard, ignore, slight (هـ, ه s.o., s.th.), pay no attention (عن to), be uninterested (عن in), be indifferent (عن to) X = III; to regard (ه s.o.) as stupid, as a fool; to make a fool of s.o. (ه), pull s.o.’s (ه) leg
Entry 2
غفل gufl careless, heedless, unmindful, inadvertent; undesignated, unmarked; without name, anonymous; not provided (من with), devoid (من of) │ غفل من التاريخ undated, without date, bearing no date; غفل من الإمضاء (التوقيع) (imḍā’) without signature, unsigned, anonymous; حديد غفل unprocessed iron, pig iron, crude iron
Entry 3
غفل gafal negligence, inadvertence, inattention, heedlessness, carelessness
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