استغفر

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ف ر (ḡ-f-r)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taɣ.fa.ra/

Verb

اِسْتَغْفَرَ (istaḡfara) X, non-past يَسْتَغْفِرُ‎ (yastaḡfiru)

  1. to seek refuge, forgiveness
    • 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.

Conjugation

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