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عَفُوٌّ

Root: عفو

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عَفُوٌّ A man forgiving [or who forgives] the crime, or misdeed: [or rather] العَفُوُّ signifies he who forgives much: and [as meaning thus, or the Very Forgiving,] it is one of the names of God.
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