to wipe
—
to forgive
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ʕafā | |
| Meaning 1 | to efface | ʕafat-i r-rīḥ-u l-ʔaṯar-a 'The wind effaced the trace' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to forgive | ʕafā llāhu ʕanka ‘May God absolve you!’; salū llāha l-ʕafw-a ‘Ask ye of God forgiveness’ |
| Reference | Lane: 2092-2093 | |
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