غفار

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ق د م (q-d-m)

Etymology[edit]

فَعَّال (faʕʕāl)-type adjective indicating doing something frequently

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

غَفَّار (ḡaffār) (feminine غَفَّارَة (ḡaffāra), masculine plural غَفَّارُونَ (ḡaffārūna), feminine plural غَفَّارَاتٌ (ḡaffārātun))

  1. inclined to forgive, forgiving
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:82:
      وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
      waʔinnī laḡaffārun liman tāba waʔāmana waʕamila ṣāliḥan ṯumma htadā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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