"istighfar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: istighfars [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|اِسْتِغْفَار}} Arabic اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār), {{root|en|ar|غ ف ر}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} istighfar (plural istighfars)
  1. (Islam) Act of asking God for forgiveness Wikipedia link: istighfar Categories (topical): Islam Coordinate_terms: astaghfirullah Translations ((Islam) act of asking God for forgiveness): istigfar [masculine] (Albanian), اِسْتِغْفَار (istiḡfār) [masculine] (Arabic), istiğfar (Azerbaijani), ইস্তিগফার (istigphar) (Bengali), इस्तिग़फ़ार (istiġfār) [feminine] (Hindi), istigfar (Indonesian), اِسْتِغْفار (esteğfâr) (Iranian Persian), istighfar (Malay), اِسْتِغْفَار (istiğfār) (Persian), истигфар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), istigfar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), истиғфор (istiġfor) (Tajik), இஸ்திஃபார் (istifār) (Tamil), இஸ்திக்பார் (istikpār) (Tamil), இஸ்திக்ஃபார் (istikfār) (Tamil), istiğfar (Turkish), اِسْتِغْفار (istiġfār) [feminine] (Urdu), istigʻfor (Uzbek)

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