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Where does “غفر” come from?

غفر (Arabic) comes from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

غفر (Arabic): to forgive, to excuse, to pardon; to cover;...

Definitions

  1. to forgive, to excuse, to pardon; to cover;...

Ancestry of “غفر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
2Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
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