gafil

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish غافل‎ (gafil), from Arabic غَافِل‎ (ḡāfil), active participle of غَفَلَ‎ (ḡafala).

Adjective

gafil

  1. careless, unwary
  2. (with ablative) unaware of

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gafil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “غافل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian
  • The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN
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