to destroy, annihilate → to forgive 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʕafā
meaning 1 to efface, to erase ʕafat-i r-rīḥ-u l-ʔaṯar-a 

The wind effaced the trace, footprint.
direction →
meaning 2 to forgive ʕafā llāh-u ʕanka

May God absolve thee!
reference Lane: 2092-2093 BK: II 303
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