أفول

Arabic

Root
ء ف ل (ʔ-f-l)

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew אֲפֵילָה (ăp̄ēlā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.fuːl/

Noun

أُفُول • (ʔufūl) m

1. verbal noun of أَفَلَ (ʔafala) (form I)
2. set (as in sunset), vanishing, disappearance

   Synonym: غُرُوب (ḡurūb)

   • 2017, “مُضَحٍّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابِ”, Ḥaydar al-Kaʕbi (lyrics)‎^[1]performed by Aḥmad al-Fatlāwi:

     فَشَمْسُ النَّبِيّ مَضَتْ لِلْأُفُولِ

     fašamsu n-nabiyy maḍat lilʔufūli

     For the sun of the Prophet has started to set