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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil, “ignorant”), derived from the active participle of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant”), derived from the root ج ه ل (j h l).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cahil (comparative cahiltir, superlative herî cahil or cahiltirîn, Arabic spelling جاهل)
- young, immature
- Synonyms: ciwan, naşî, xort
- Antonyms: kal, mezin, pîr, sere
- inexperienced, naive
- Synonyms: naşî, nestêl, nezan, xam
- illiterate, ignorant, uneducated
- Synonym: nexwendî
Derived terms
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “cahil”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 101
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish جاهل (“ignorant, stupid”), from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).
Adjective
cahil
- ignorant, uneducated