غفلة

Arabic

Root
غ ف ل (ḡ f l)
8 terms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaf.la/

Noun

غَفْلَة • (ḡafla) f (plural غَفْلَات (ḡaflāt) or غَفَلَات (ḡafalāt))

neglect
carelessness, heedlessness
فِي غَفْلَة ― fī ḡafla ― in 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.

Declension

Declension of noun **غَفْلَة** (ḡafla)
singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَفْلَة ḡafla	الْغَفْلَة al-ḡafla	غَفْلَة ḡaflat
nominative	غَفْلَةٌ ḡaflatun	الْغَفْلَةُ al-ḡaflatu	غَفْلَةُ ḡaflatu
accusative	غَفْلَةً ḡaflatan	الْغَفْلَةَ al-ḡaflata	غَفْلَةَ ḡaflata
genitive	غَفْلَةٍ ḡaflatin	الْغَفْلَةِ al-ḡaflati	غَفْلَةِ ḡaflati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَفْلَتَيْن ḡaflatayn	الْغَفْلَتَيْن al-ḡaflatayn	غَفْلَتَيْ ḡaflatay
nominative	غَفْلَتَانِ ḡaflatāni	الْغَفْلَتَانِ al-ḡaflatāni	غَفْلَتَا ḡaflatā
accusative	غَفْلَتَيْنِ ḡaflatayni	الْغَفْلَتَيْنِ al-ḡaflatayni	غَفْلَتَيْ ḡaflatay
genitive	غَفْلَتَيْنِ ḡaflatayni	الْغَفْلَتَيْنِ al-ḡaflatayni	غَفْلَتَيْ ḡaflatay
plural	sound feminine plural
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَفْلَات‎; غَفَلَات ḡaflāt‎; ḡafalāt	الْغَفْلَات‎; الْغَفَلَات al-ḡaflāt‎; al-ḡafalāt	غَفْلَات‎; غَفَلَات ḡaflāt‎; ḡafalāt
nominative	غَفْلَاتٌ‎; غَفَلَاتٌ ḡaflātun‎; ḡafalātun	الْغَفْلَاتُ‎; الْغَفَلَاتُ al-ḡaflātu‎; al-ḡafalātu	غَفْلَاتُ‎; غَفَلَاتُ ḡaflātu‎; ḡafalātu
accusative	غَفْلَاتٍ‎; غَفَلَاتٍ ḡaflātin‎; ḡafalātin	الْغَفْلَاتِ‎; الْغَفَلَاتِ al-ḡaflāti‎; al-ḡafalāti	غَفْلَاتِ‎; غَفَلَاتِ ḡaflāti‎; ḡafalāti
genitive	غَفْلَاتٍ‎; غَفَلَاتٍ ḡaflātin‎; ḡafalātin	الْغَفْلَاتِ‎; الْغَفَلَاتِ al-ḡaflāti‎; al-ḡafalāti	غَفْلَاتِ‎; غَفَلَاتِ ḡaflāti‎; ḡafalāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qəflət
→ Indonesian: gaflat
→ Classical Persian: غفلت (ġaflat)
- → Ahirani: गफलत (gaphlat)
- → Dogri: ġaflat
  Devanagari script: ग़फ़लत
  
  Dogra script: 𑠌𑠺𑠟𑠺𑠥𑠙
- → Gojri: غفلت (ġaflat)
- → Gujarati: ગફલત (gaphlat)
- → Hindustani: ġaflat
  Hindi: ग़फ़लत
  
  Urdu: غَفْلَت (ġaflat)
- → Maithili: gaphlati
  Devanagari script: गफलति
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒤𑒪𑒞𑒱
- → Malvi: गफलत (gaphlat)
- → Marathi: गफलत (gaphlat)
- → Nepali: गफलत (gaphalat)
- → Odia: ଗଫଲତ (gaphalata)
- → Punjabi: ġaflat
  Gurmukhi script: ਗ਼ਫ਼ਲਤ
  
  Shahmukhi script: غَفلَت
- → Sindhi: ġafilata
  Arabic script: غَفِلَتَ
  
  Devanagari script: ग़फ़िलत
  
  Khudabadi script: 𑊼𑋩𑋓𑋩𑋡𑋚𑋍
→ Northern Kurdish: xeflet
→ Ottoman Turkish: غفلت (ġaflet)
> Turkish: gaflet (inherited)
→ Swahili: ghafla
→ Uyghur: غەپلەت (gheplet)
→ Uzbek: gʻaflat

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of غَفْلَة (ḡafla, “heedlessness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaf.la.tan/

Adverb

غَفْلَةً • (ḡaflatan)

suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly
Synonym: بَغْتَةً (baḡtatan)

يَأْتِي المَوْتُ غَفْلَةً ― yaʔtī l-mawtu ḡaflatan ― Death comes unexpectedly

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qəflətən
→ Ottoman Turkish: غفلة
- → Turkish: gafleten