Arabic vocabulary

غَافِلًاheedless in Arabic

غَافِلًا is how you say “heedless” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَتَفْرَحُ بِعَافِيَتِكَ غَافِلًا عَنْ قُرْبِ الْأَلَمِ
And you rejoice in your well-being, heedless of the approaching pain!
غَافِلًا — heedless. This word describes the person's state while rejoicing, working adverbially as a circumstance, 'while heedless'. The final -an buzz is the marker Arabic puts on such state-words. It tells you HOW the rejoicing happens: in a condition of neglecting the danger ahead.
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