خجل

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
خ ج ل (ḵ j l)
3 terms

Verb

خَجِلَ (ḵajila) I (non-past يَخْجَلُ (yaḵjalu), verbal noun خَجَل (ḵajal))

  1. to be ashamed, to be embarrassed, to be shy
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

خَجَّلَ (ḵajjala) II (non-past يُخَجِّلُ (yuḵajjilu), verbal noun تَخْجِيل (taḵjīl))

  1. to put to shame, to embarrass
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

خَجَل (ḵajalm

  1. verbal noun of خَجِلَ (ḵajila) (form I)
  2. embarrassment, shame
Declension

Etymology 4

Adjective

خَجِل (ḵajil) (feminine خَجِلَة (ḵajila), masculine plural خَجِلُونَ (ḵajilūna), feminine plural خَجِلَات (ḵajilāt))

  1. embarrassed, ashamed, shy
Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَجِل (ḵajil).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? xajil
Dari reading? xajil
Iranian reading? xajel
Tajik reading? xajil

Adjective

خجل (xajel)

  1. (archaic) ashamed; bashful

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ج ل
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَجِلَ (ḵajila).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xi.ʒil/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Verb

خجل (ḵijil) I (present بخجل (biḵjal))

  1. to be embarrassed, to be ashamed
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خجل (ḵijil)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خجلت (ḵjilt) خجلت (ḵjilt) خجل (ḵijil) خجلنا (ḵjilna) خجلتو (ḵjiltu) خجلو (ḵijlu)
f خجلتي (ḵjilti) خجلت (ḵijlat)
present m بخجل (baḵjal) بتخجل (btiḵjal) بخجل (biḵjal) منخجل (mniḵjal) بتخجلو (btiḵjalu) بخجلو (biḵjalu)
f بتخجلي (btiḵjali) بتخجل (btiḵjal)
subjunctive m أخجل (ʔaḵjal) تخجل (tiḵjal) يخجل (yiḵjal) نخجل (niḵjal) تخجلو (tiḵjalu) يخجلو (yiḵjalu)
f تخجلي (tiḵjali) تخجل (tiḵjal)
imperative m اخجل (iḵjal) اخجلو (iḵjalu)
f اخجلي (iḵjali)
See also
  • خجلان (ḵajlān, embarrassed, ashamed)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَجَّلَ (ḵajjala).

Pronunciation

Verb

خجّل (ḵajjal) II (present بخجّل (biḵajjel))

  1. to embarrass
    Synonym: أحرج (ʔaḥraj)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خجّل (ḵajjal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خجّلت (ḵajjalt) خجّلت (ḵajjalt) خجّل (ḵajjal) خجّلنا (ḵajjalna) خجّلتو (ḵajjaltu) خجّلو (ḵajjalu)
f خجّلتي (ḵajjalti) خجّلت (ḵajjalat)
present m بخجّل (baḵajjel) بتخجّل (bitḵajjel) بخجّل (biḵajjel) منخجّل (minḵajjel) بتخجّلو (bitḵajjlu) بخجّلو (biḵajjlu)
f بتخجّلي (bitḵajjli) بتخجّل (bitḵajjel)
subjunctive m اخجّل (aḵajjel) تخجّل (tḵajjel) يخجّل (yḵajjel) نخجّل (nḵajjel) تخجّلو (tḵajjlu) يخجّلو (yḵajjlu)
f تخجّلي (tḵajjli) تخجّل (tḵajjel)
imperative m خجّل (ḵajjel) خجّلو (ḵajjlu)
f خجّلي (ḵajjli)