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غَفَلَ عَنْهُ , (S, O, Msb, K,) aor.
غَفُلَ , (S, O,
Msb,) inf. n. غُفُولٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and غَفْلَةٌ, (S,
O, Msb,) or the latter is a simple subst., (K,) or
it is a simple subst. as well as an inf. n., and so
may be غُفْلَانٌ, said in the K to be a simple subst.;
and MF says that غَفِلَ, aor.
غَفَلَ , of which غَفَلٌ,
mentioned in the K as a subst. syn. with
غَفْلَةٌ, may be the inf. n., has been mentioned
by some as a dial. var. of غَفَلَ, but had not been
found by him in any of the lexicological works
notwithstanding much research, so that its correctness requires consideration; (TA;) He was,
or became, unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, or
heedless, of it, or inadvertent to it; (Msb;)
namely, a thing: (S, O, Msb:) or he neglected
it; and was, or became, unmindful, forgetful,
neglectful, or heedless, of it, or inadvertent to it:
(K:) and sometimes it is used as meaning he
neglected it [intentionally], leaving it, and turning
away: (Msb:) and ↓ اغفلهُ signifies the same as
غَفَلَ عَنْهُ: or غَفَلَ signifies صَارَغَافِلًا [he became
unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent]: and غَفَلَ عَنْهُ and ↓ اغفلهُ signify وَصَّلَ
غَفْلَتَهُ إِلَيْهِ [which is app. said merely for the purpose of showing that the former verb is made
trans. only by means of عَنْ, and the latter is
trans. without any prep.; for وَصَّلَ الفِعْلَ إِلَى
مَفْعُوِلهِ and أَوْصَلَهُ إِلَيْهِ, which latter phrase is the
more usual, mean “ he made the verb transitive ”]:
(K:) or ↓ اغفلهُ signifies he neglected it (i. e. a
thing) though remembering it. ('Eyn, Sb, S, O,
Msb.) It is said in a trad., مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ
i. e. He who pursues the object of the chase has
his mind busied and possessed by it so that he
becomes unmindful [&c. of other things]. (TA.)