غفور

Arabic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːr

Adjective

غَفُور • (ḡafūr) (feminine غَفُور (ḡafūr) or غَفُورَة (ḡafūra), common plural غُفُر (ḡufur), masculine plural غَفُورُونَ (ḡafūrūna), feminine plural غَفُورَات (ḡafūrāt))

1. inclined to forgive, forgiving
   • a. 573 CE, طَرَفَة بْن الْعَبْد [Ṭarafa ibn al-ʕAbd], edited by درية الخطيب and لُطْفِيّ الصَّقَّال [luṭfiyy aṣ-ṣaqqāl], ديوان طرفة بن العبد شرح الأعلم الشَّنْتَمَري وتليه طائفة من الشعر المنسوب إلى طرفة, second edition, Beirut - Bahrain: الْمُؤَسَّسَة العَرَبِيَّة لِلدِّرَاسَات وَٱلنَّشْر [al-muʔassasah al-ʕarabiyyah li-d-dirāsāt wa-n-našr]; دَائِرَة الثَّقَافَة وَٱلْفُنُون [dāʔira(t) aṯ-ṯaqāfa(t) wal-funūn], published 2000, page 72:

     ثُمَّ زَادُوا أَنَّهُمْ فِي قَوْمِهِمْ / غُفُرٌ ذَنْبَهُمْ غَيْرُ فُخُرْ

     ṯumma zādū ʔannahum fī qawmihim / ḡufurun ḏanbahum ḡayru fuḵur

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:25:

     رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِي نُفُوسِكُمْ ۚ إِن تَكُونُوا صَالِحِينَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ لِلْأَوَّابِينَ غَفُورًا

     rabbukum ʔaʕlamu bimā fī nufūsikum ʔin takūnū ṣāliḥīna faʔinnahu kāna lilʔawwābīna ḡafūran

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Declension

Declension of adjective غَفُور (ḡafūr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote‎; singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَفُور ḡafūr	الْغَفُور al-ḡafūr	غَفُور‎; غَفُورَة ḡafūr‎; ḡafūra	الْغَفُور‎; الْغَفُورَة al-ḡafūr‎; al-ḡafūra
Nominative	غَفُورٌ ḡafūrun	الْغَفُورُ al-ḡafūru	غَفُورٌ‎; غَفُورَةٌ ḡafūrun‎; ḡafūratun	الْغَفُورُ‎; الْغَفُورَةُ al-ḡafūru‎; al-ḡafūratu
Accusative	غَفُورًا ḡafūran	الْغَفُورَ al-ḡafūra	غَفُورًا‎; غَفُورَةً ḡafūran‎; ḡafūratan	الْغَفُورَ‎; الْغَفُورَةَ al-ḡafūra‎; al-ḡafūrata
Genitive	غَفُورٍ ḡafūrin	الْغَفُورِ al-ḡafūri	غَفُورٍ‎; غَفُورَةٍ ḡafūrin‎; ḡafūratin	الْغَفُورِ‎; الْغَفُورَةِ al-ḡafūri‎; al-ḡafūrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَفُورَيْن ḡafūrayn	الْغَفُورَيْن al-ḡafūrayn	غَفُورَيْن‎; غَفُورَتَيْن ḡafūrayn‎; ḡafūratayn	الْغَفُورَيْن‎; الْغَفُورَتَيْن al-ḡafūrayn‎; al-ḡafūratayn
Nominative	غَفُورَانِ ḡafūrāni	الْغَفُورَانِ al-ḡafūrāni	غَفُورَانِ‎; غَفُورَتَانِ ḡafūrāni‎; ḡafūratāni	الْغَفُورَانِ‎; الْغَفُورَتَانِ al-ḡafūrāni‎; al-ḡafūratāni
Accusative	غَفُورَيْنِ ḡafūrayni	الْغَفُورَيْنِ al-ḡafūrayni	غَفُورَيْنِ‎; غَفُورَتَيْنِ ḡafūrayni‎; ḡafūratayni	الْغَفُورَيْنِ‎; الْغَفُورَتَيْنِ al-ḡafūrayni‎; al-ḡafūratayni
Genitive	غَفُورَيْنِ ḡafūrayni	الْغَفُورَيْنِ al-ḡafūrayni	غَفُورَيْنِ‎; غَفُورَتَيْنِ ḡafūrayni‎; ḡafūratayni	الْغَفُورَيْنِ‎; الْغَفُورَتَيْنِ al-ḡafūrayni‎; al-ḡafūratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَفُورِين‎; غُفُر ḡafūrīn‎; ḡufur	الْغَفُورِين‎; الْغُفُر al-ḡafūrīn‎; al-ḡufur	غَفُورَات‎; غُفُر ḡafūrāt‎; ḡufur	الْغَفُورَات‎; الْغُفُر al-ḡafūrāt‎; al-ḡufur
Nominative	غَفُورُونَ‎; غُفُرٌ ḡafūrūna‎; ḡufurun	الْغَفُورُونَ‎; الْغُفُرُ al-ḡafūrūna‎; al-ḡufuru	غَفُورَاتٌ‎; غُفُرٌ ḡafūrātun‎; ḡufurun	الْغَفُورَاتُ‎; الْغُفُرُ al-ḡafūrātu‎; al-ḡufuru
Accusative	غَفُورِينَ‎; غُفُرًا ḡafūrīna‎; ḡufuran	الْغَفُورِينَ‎; الْغُفُرَ al-ḡafūrīna‎; al-ḡufura	غَفُورَاتٍ‎; غُفُرًا ḡafūrātin‎; ḡufuran	الْغَفُورَاتِ‎; الْغُفُرَ al-ḡafūrāti‎; al-ḡufura
Genitive	غَفُورِينَ‎; غُفُرٍ ḡafūrīna‎; ḡufurin	الْغَفُورِينَ‎; الْغُفُرِ al-ḡafūrīna‎; al-ḡufuri	غَفُورَاتٍ‎; غُفُرٍ ḡafūrātin‎; ḡufurin	الْغَفُورَاتِ‎; الْغُفُرِ al-ḡafūrāti‎; al-ḡufuri

Synonyms

• غَفَّار (ḡaffār)