English → Arabic
forgive in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ghafara
- Arabizi
ghafara- Type
- verb
- Root
- غ ف ر
How to use it
“Forgive” translates to the verb “غَفَرَ” (ghafara) in Arabic. It is used when someone pardons an offense or lets go of resentment. The verb is often followed by a direct object (the person forgiven) or by “لـ” + person.
Example sentences
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اللّهُ يَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَتُوبُ
allāhu yaghfiru liman yatūbu
God forgives those who repent
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أَنَا أَغْفِرُ لَكَ
anā aghfiru laka
I forgive you
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هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ؟
hal tastaṭīʿu an taghfira?
Can you forgive?
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Forgive me!
سامحني.
Pray forgive me!
سامحني رجاءً!
Please forgive me.
سامحني من فضلك.
"Forgive me." "What do I have to forgive?"
"سامحني." "و ماذا عليّ أن أسامح؟"
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
واغفر لنا ذنوبنا كما نغفر نحن ايضا للمذنبين الينا.
Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
واغفر لنا ذنوبنا كما نغفر نحن ايضا للمذنبين الينا.
And you're able to go back and forgive them and forgive yourself.
ويمكنك العودة و مسامحة الكثير مسامحة نفسك
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
فانه ان غفرتم للناس زلاتهم يغفر لكم ايضا ابوكم السماوي.
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
فانه ان غفرتم للناس زلاتهم يغفر لكم ايضا ابوكم السماوي.
But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your transgressions."
وان لم تغفروا انتم لا يغفر ابوكم الذي في السموات ايضا زلاتكم
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
وان لم تغفروا للناس زلاتهم لا يغفر لكم ابوكم ايضا زلاتكم
But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
وان لم تغفروا للناس زلاتهم لا يغفر لكم ابوكم ايضا زلاتكم
Questions and answers
Is “forgive” transitive or intransitive?
It can be both: “I forgive you” (transitive) and “He forgives” (intransitive).
How formal is “غَفَرَ”?
It is standard and suitable for all registers, from casual to formal.
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