غفلة

Arabic
Root
غ ف ل (ḡ-f-l)

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))

  1. neglect
  2. 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)
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
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 (gôphôlôtô)
    • → Punjabi: ġaflat
      Gurmukhi script: ਗ਼ਫ਼ਲਤ
      Shahmukhi script: غَفلَت
    • → Sindhi: ġafilata
      Arabic script: غَفِلَتَ
      Devanagari script: ग़फ़िलत
      Khudawadi 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)

  1. suddenly, surprisingly, unexpectedly
    Synonym: بَغْتَةً (baḡtatan)
    يَأْتِي المَوْتُ غَفْلَةً ― yaʔtī l-mawtu ḡaflatan ― Death comes unexpectedly
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: qəflətən
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غفلة
    • → Turkish: gafleten
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