جهل

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See also: چهل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ج ه ل (j h l)
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Verb

جَهِلَ (jahila) I (non-past يَجْهَلُ (yajhalu), verbal noun جَهْل (jahl))

  1. to be ignorant of, not to know (with بِ (bi) or transitive)
  2. to be foolish, to be irrational
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Verb

جَهَّلَ (jahhala) II (non-past يُجَهِّلُ (yujahhilu), verbal noun تَجْهِيل (tajhīl))

  1. to attribute ignorance to
  2. (ditransitive) to cause to be ignorant
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Etymology 2

Noun

جَهْل (jahlm

  1. verbal noun of جَهِلَ (jahila) (form I)
  2. ignorance
  3. stupidity
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Etymology 3

Adjective

جُهَّل (juhhalpl

  1. masculine/feminine plural of جَاهِل (jāhil)

Adjective

جُهُل (juhulpl

  1. masculine/feminine plural of جَهُول (jahūl)