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استغفر

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Arabic

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Root
غ ف ر (ḡ f r)
11 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِسْتَغْفَرَ (istaḡfara) X (non-past يَسْتَغْفِرُ (yastaḡfiru), verbal noun اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār))

  1. (transitive) to ask for forgiveness [with accusative ‘someone’, along with accusative or مِن (min) or لِ (li) ‘for something’]
    • 609–632 CE, Quran, 11:3
      وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ ۖ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ
      wa-ʾani staḡfirū rabbakum ṯumma tūbū ʾilayhi yumattiʿkum matāʿan ḥasanan ʾilā ʾajalin musamman wa-yuʾti kulla ḏī faḍlin faḍlahu wa-ʾin tawallaw fa-ʾinnī ʾaḵāfu ʿalaykum ʿaḏāba yawmin kabīrin
      And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.
  2. (transitive) to apologize [with accusative ‘to someone’, along with accusative or مِن (min) or لِ (li) ‘for something’]

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