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istighfar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Act of asking God for forgiveness

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: istigfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Arabic: اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Azerbaijani: istiğfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Bengali: ইস্তিগফার (istigphar) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Hindi: इस्तिग़फ़ार (istiġfār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Indonesian: istigfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Malay: istighfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Persian: اِسْتِغْفَار (istiġfār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Iranian Persian: اِسْتِغْفار (esteġfâr) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Polish: istigfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Serbo-Croatian: истигфар — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Serbo-Croatian: istigfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Tajik: истиғфор (istiġfor) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Tamil: இஸ்திஃபார் (istifār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Tamil: இஸ்திக்பார் (istikpār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Tamil: இஸ்திக்ஃபார் (istikfār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Tausug: istigapar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Turkish: istiğfar — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Urdu: اِسْتِغْفار (istiġfār) — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness
  • Uzbek: istigʻfor — (Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness