Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

istighfar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
istigh-far
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Act of asking God for forgiveness

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: اِسْتِغْفَار, غ ف ر

Inflected Forms

istighfars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

astaghfirullah

Questions

What does istighfar mean?
Act of asking God for forgiveness
Where does istighfar come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce istighfar

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