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غفّلهُ , inf. n. تَغْفِيلٌ , He made him to become unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent. (Msb.) ― -b2- See also 4. ― -b3- التَّغْفِيلُ signifies [also] The sufficing one's companion [in respect of an affair] when he who is the object thereof is unmindful, unoccupied [in mind, or actually,] by anything. (ISk, K, TA.) [You say, غفّل صَاحِبَهُ meaning He sufficed his companion in respect of an affair when he (the latter) was unmindful, &c.] -A2- And غفّلهُ , (Mgh, O, K, but in my copy of the Mgh written without tesh-deed,) inf. n. as above, (O, K,) He concealed it, (Mgh, O, K,) namely, a thing. (Mgh, O.)

غافلهُ [app. He acted with him in the manner of him who is unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent]. (TA voce سَاهَاهُ , q. v., in art. سهو .)

اغفلهُ : see 1, in three places. ― -b2- [Hence,] one says, مَا أَغْفَلَهُ عَنْكَ شَيْيءًا [app. lit. signifying How unmindful of thee is he as to anything! and therefore virtually] meaning dismiss doubt [from thee respecting him as to anything]. (TA. [See further explanations of it voce شَىْءٌ .]) ― -b3- And اغفلهُ عَنْهُ He made him to be unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, or heedless, of it, or inadvertent to it; (S, * O, TA;) namely, a thing. (S.) [Or] اغفلهُ signifies He, or it, smote him, or lighted on him, he (the latter) being غَافِل [i. e. unmindful, &c.]: or he made him to be غَافِل : or he called him, or named him, غَافِل : and in like manner ↓ غفّلهُ , inf. n. تَغْفِيلٌ : (TA:) or تَغْفِيلٌ signifies the calling [one] unmindful, &c.: and the rendering [one] stupid, or foolish. (KL.) ― -b4- And اغفلهُ signifies also He asked him [for, or respecting, a thing] in the time of his occupation, not waiting for the time of his freedom therefrom. (TA.) ― -b5- And اغفل الدَّابَّةَ He left the beast unbranded; did not brand it. (S, O.)

تغفّل as intrans.: see 6, in two places. -A2- تغفّلهُ He watched for his unmindfulness, forgetfulness, negligence, heedlessness, or inadvertence; (S, Mgh, O, Msb;) as also عَنْهُ ↓ تغافل , (S, O,) and ↓ استغفلهُ : (TA:) تغافل [as trans.] in this sense [without a prep.] is a mistake. (Mgh.)

تغافل He feigned himself unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent; not being so really. (Msb.) [And] He was intentionally, or purposely, unmindful, forgetful, &c.; as also ↓ تغفّل : (K:) or the former has this meaning: but ↓ تغفّل signifies he was deceived, or circumvented, in a state of unmindfulness, forgetfulness, &c. (TA.) تغافل عَنْهُ : see 5. It means [also] He was unmindful, &c., of him, or it: or he feigned himself unmindful, &c., of him, or it. (MA.)

استغفلهُ : see 5.

غُفْلٌ Land without cultivation: (K:) or without any way-mark: (Msb:) or without any waymark and without cultivation: (S, O:) or not rained upon: (Ks, S, O:) or unknown; in which is no known trace; or vestige: and, accord. to the M, a desert, or waterless desert, that causes one to lose his way, wherein is no sign, or mark: (TA:) pl. أَغْفَالٌ , (S, TA,) syn. with مَوَاتٌ [q. v.]; (S:) and Lh mentions the phrase أَرْضٌ أَغْفَالٌ , as though they made every portion thereof to be what is termed غُفْلٌ : and بِلَادٌ أَغْفَالٌ , meaning [tracts of country] wherein are no way-marks by which to be directed. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A road, or way, &c., in which is no sign, or mark, whereby it may be known. (K.) ― -b3- And A gaming-arrow ( قِدْحٌ ) upon which is no mark [or notch to distinguish it]; (K;) such as has no portion assigned to it, and no fine: (O, K:) [or,] accord. to Lh, one says قِدَاحٌ غُفْلٌ , using the sing. form [of the epithet] meaning [gaming arrows] in which are no notches, and to which is assigned no portion and no fine: they used to be added to give additional weight to the collection of arrows from fear of occasioning suspicion [of foul play], i. e. to increase the number: and they were four; the first [called] المُصَدَّرُ ; the next, المُضَعَّفُ ; the next, المَنِيحُ ; and the next, السَّفِيحُ . (TA.) ― -b4- And A beast ( دَابَّةٌ ) having no brand upon it: (S, O, K:) and a she-camel that is not branded, in order that the poor-rate may not be [considered as] incumbent for her: and ↓ غُفُلٌ is a dial. var. thereof, or is used by poetic license: the pl. is أَغْفَالٌ . (TA.) The pl. ( أَغْفَالٌ ) is also applied to Camels, or cattle, ( نَعَمٌ ,) that yield no milk. (TA.) ― -b5- And A مُصْحَف [or copy of the Kur-án] bare of the [signs called] عَوَاشِر [pl. of عَاشِرَةٌ q. v.] and the like of these. (TA.) ― -b6- And A book, or writing, [that is anonymous,] of which the author is not named. (TA.) And Poetry of which the author is unknown. (K.) And A poet unknown (K, TA) and unnamed [or anonymous]: pl. أَغْفَالٌ . (TA.) ― -b7- Also A man inexperienced in affairs. (S, O, Msb, TA.) One whose beneficence is not hoped for, nor his evilness feared; (K, TA;) he being like the shackled that is neglected: pl. as above. (TA.) And One having no grounds of pretension to respect or honour: (K, TA:) or, as some say, of whom one knows not what he possesses. (TA.) ― -b8- And The fur (lit. furs, or soft portions of hair, أَوْبَار , [perhaps because long left unshorn,]) of camels. (AHn, K, TA.)

غَفَلٌ : see غَفْلَةٌ . ― -b2- Also [Such as is] abundant and high [in estimation, app. of the means of subsistence]; syn. كَثِيرٌ رَفِيعٌ : (O, K: [or the latter word is correctly رَفِيغٌ , (so in the TK,) i. e. ample, and pleasant or good, as applied to the means of subsistence:]) and a state of ampleness of the means of subsistence: (O, K:) thus in the saying, هُوَ فِى غَفَلٍ مِنْ عَيْشِهِ [He is in a state of ampleness in respect of his means of subsistence: app. thus termed as being a cause of unmindfulness, or heedlessness]. (O.)

غُفُلٌ : see غُفْلٌ , latter half.

غَفْلَةٌ the subst. from غَفَلَ , (ISd, K,) or it is an inf. n. (S, O, Msb, TA) and also a simple subst., (TA,) or the subst. is ↓ غَفَلَةٌ , with fet-h to the ف to distinguish it from the inf. n.; (Msb;) as also ↓ غَفَلٌ , (ISd, K,) or this may be the inf. n. of غَفِلَ , mentioned above as a dial. var. outweighed in authority; (TA;) and ↓ غُفْلَانٌ , (K,) or this may be an inf. n. like كُفْرَانٌ , and it may be a simple subst.; (TA;) Unmindfulness, forgetfulness, neglectfulness, heedlessness, or inadvertence; (Msb, K;) [the state in which is] absence of a thing from the mind of a man; and unmindfulness, or forgetfulness: and sometimes, intentional neglect: (Msb;) or غَفْلَةٌ signifies the forgetting, neglecting, or being unmindful, of a thing: (Abu-l-Bakà, TA:) or the want of requisite knowledge or cognizance of a thing: (El-Harállee, TA:) or, accord. to Er-Raghib, negligence occurring from littleness of consideration and of vigilance; or, as some say, the following the soul in that which it desires, (TA.) [ فِى غَفْلَةٍ In a state of unmindfulness &c., and عَنْ غَفْلَةٍ in consequence of unmindfulness &c., may often be rendered at unawares.]

غَفَلَةٌ : see the next preceding paragraph.

غَفْلَانٌ , or غَفْلَانُ : see غَافِلٌ .

غُفْلَانٌ : see غَفْلَةٌ .

غَفُولٌ A she-camel that does not take fright and flee, (K, TA,) nor hold back from a young one that she suckles, nor care who milks her. (TA.)

غَافِلٌ [and ↓ غَفْلَانٌ , or غَفْلَانُ , Unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent: and the former, sometimes, intentionally neglecting: pl. of the former غُفُولٌ and غُفَّلٌ ]. (K.)

مُغْفِلٌ Possessing camels not branded. (TA.)

مَغْفَلَةٌ The عَنْفَقَة [or tuft of hair beneath the lower lip]; (O, K, TA;) so says Th, (O,) or Ez-Zejjájee: (TA:) not the two sides thereof as it is said to signify by J: (K:) so called because many men neglect [the washing of] it. (TA.) It is said in a trad., عَلَيْكَ بِا@لْمَغْفَلَةِ [Keep thou to the washing of the tuft of hair beneath the lower lip]: meaning that one should use heedfulness in washing it, in the performance of the ablution termed وُضُوء . (TA.)

مُغَفَّلٌ [lit. Made unmindful, &c.; see its verb: and hence, a simpleton; or] devoid of intelligence, sagacity, skill, or natural understanding. (IDrd, Mgh, O, Msb, K.)