غفر
gh-f-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root غفر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root غفر primarily means to cover or conceal. From this, it extends to God covering sins, meaning to forgive or pardon them.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
gh-f-r
Listen:
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ
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Root letters:
غ — ف — ر
Word Family Tree (67 forms)
All word forms derived from the root غفر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 107×
Verb 93×
Concordance — 200 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root غفر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (106) · Verb (83)
Noun (106 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:107
Noun
وَإِن یَمۡسَسۡكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرࣲّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥۤ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَإِن یُرِدۡكَ بِخَیۡرࣲ فَلَا رَاۤدَّ لِفَضۡلِهِۦۚ یُصِیبُ بِهِۦ مَن یَشَاۤءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Hud 11:11
Noun
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةࣱ وَأَجۡرࣱ كَبِیرࣱ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward
Hud 11:41
Noun
۞ وَقَالَ ٱرۡكَبُوا۟ فِیهَا بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ مَجۡر۪ىٰهَا وَمُرۡسَىٰهَاۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی لَغَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [Noah] said, "Embark therein; in the name of Allah is its course and its anchorage. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Joseph 12:53
Noun
۞ وَمَاۤ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِیۤۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوۤءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّیۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And I do not acquit myself. Indeed, the soul is a persistent enjoiner of evil, except those upon which my Lord has mercy. Indeed, my Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Joseph 12:98
Noun
قَالَ سَوۡفَ أَسۡتَغۡفِرُ لَكُمۡ رَبِّیۤۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ٩٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Derived Forms (67)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| غَفُورٌ | ghafuwrun | Noun | 39× | |
| غَفُورًا | ghafuwranā | Noun | 19× | |
| ٱلْغَفُورُ | lghafuwru | Noun | 11× | |
| مَّغْفِرَةٌ | maghfirahun | Noun | 9× | |
| لَغَفُورٌ | laghafuwrun | Noun | 8× | |
| ٱغْفِرْ | ghfir | Verb | 6× | |
| وَيَغْفِرْ | wayaghfir | Verb | 6× | |
| يَغْفِرَ | yaghfira | Verb | 6× | |
| يَغْفِرُ | yaghfiru | Verb | 6× | |
| وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ | wastaghfir | Verb | 4× |