جاهلية

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Arabic

Root
ج ه ل (j h l)
9 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaː.hi.lij.ja/

Etymology 1

Relative noun (nisba) composed of جَاهِل (jāhil, ignorant) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya).

Noun

جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyyaf

  1. (rare, uncountable) the state of ignorance
    Synonym: جَهْل (jahl)
    Antonym: عَالِمِيَّة (ʕālimiyya)
    • (Can we date this quote?), الإيجي, كتاب المواقف:
      [] لو أوجب الحكم للكل كما ذهبتم إليه لزم كون الكل عالما جاهلا معا إذا قام العلم بجزء منه وقام الجهل بآخر لا يقال هذا أي قيام العلم بجزء مع قيام الجهل بجزء آخر تقدير محال لتضادهما أي لتضاد العلم والجهل باعتبار تضاد حكميهما أعني العالمية والجاهلية فإذا قام العلم بجزء لم يجز قيام الجهل بجزء آخر وإلا كان الكل عالما وجاهلا معا []
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    1. (rare, uncountable) religious or moral ignorance (such as that which excuses culpability and guilt), ignorance of the divine laws; darkness, benightedness
      Antonym: عَالِمِيَّة (ʕālimiyya)
    2. (uncountable, derogatory) ignorance of religious orthodoxy and canonical beliefs and practices, the dominance of heathen and ungodly practices, heathenism; paganism; polytheism (especially when referring to the beliefs in pre-Islamic Arabia)
  2. (derogatory) (with ال (al-, the)) pre-Islamic Arabia (conceived as an era of moral and religious ignorance)
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Etymology 2

Noun

جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyyaf (plural جَاهِلِيَّات (jāhiliyyāt), masculine جَاهِلِيّ (jāhiliyy))

  1. female equivalent of جَاهِلِيّ (jāhiliyy)
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Adjective

جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyyaf

  1. feminine singular of جَاهِلِيّ (jāhiliyy)
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