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جهل

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَجْهَلَةٌ مجهل مجهله مجهلة [ A cause of, or an incitement to, ignorant, silly, foolish, or wrong, conduct; ] a thing that incites one to الجَهْل. (S, K.) Hence the saying, الوَلَدُ مَجْهَلَةٌ [ Children are a cause of silly, or foolish, conduct ]. (S.)

Derived headwords

مَجْهَلَةٌ
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الوَلَدُ مَجْهَلَةٌ