جهل

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of ignorance, encompassing a lack of knowledge, understanding, or awareness. It also extends to the act of feigning ignorance, being considered ignorant, and the state or period of ignorance, particularly before Islam.

Derived headwords

الجَهْلnoun

1.
ignoranceboth
The opposite of knowledge; a lack of awareness or understanding.

جَهِلَverb

1.
to be ignorantboth
To lack knowledge or understanding of something.
2.
to act ignorantlyclassical
To behave in a way that shows ignorance or lack of knowledge.

وقد جهله فلان جهلا وجهالة — And so-and-so was ignorant of it, with ignorance and ignorance.

جَهْلnoun

1.
ignoranceboth
A state of lacking knowledge or understanding.
2.
ignorance (masdar)both
The verbal noun of 'to be ignorant'.

جَهَالَةnoun

1.
ignoranceboth
A state of lacking knowledge or understanding.
2.
ignorance (masdar)both
The verbal noun of 'to be ignorant', often referring to an act done without knowledge.

والجهالة: أن تفعل فعلا بغير العلم — And ignorance: is to do an act without knowledge.

تَجَاهَلَverb

1.
to feign ignoranceboth
To pretend to be ignorant or unaware of something.
2.
to show oneself as ignorantclassical
To display a lack of knowledge or understanding, whether genuine or feigned.

وتجاهل: أظهر الجهل؛ عن سيبويه — And 'tajāhala': to show ignorance; according to Sibawayh.

اسْتَجْهَلَverb

1.
to consider ignorantboth
To regard someone as ignorant or foolish.
2.
to make ignorantclassical
To cause someone to become ignorant or to act ignorantly.
3.
to find ignorantclassical
To discover or perceive someone to be ignorant.

واستجهله: عده جاهلا واستخفه أيضا — And 'istajhala': to consider him ignorant and also to belittle him.

من استجهل مؤمنا فعليه إثمه — Whoever considers a believer ignorant, upon him is his sin.

تَجْهِيلnoun

1.
attributing ignoranceclassical
The act of accusing or attributing ignorance to someone.

والتجهيل: أن تنسبه إلى الجهل — And 'tajhīl': is to attribute ignorance to him.

جَاهِلadjective

1.
ignorantboth
Lacking knowledge or understanding.

ورجل جاهل — And an ignorant man.

جُهَّالnoun

1.
ignorant peopleclassical
Plural of 'ignorant person'.

جُهَلَاءnoun

1.
ignorant peopleboth
Plural of 'ignorant person', often used in contrast to 'learned people'.

قالوا جهلاء كما قالوا علماء، حملا له على ضده — They said 'juhalā'' as they said 'ulamā'', carrying it over to its opposite.

جَهُولadjective

1.
ignorantboth
Characterized by a lack of knowledge or understanding; often implying a persistent state of ignorance.

ورجل جهول: كجاهل — And a 'jahūl' man: is like a 'jāhil'.

مَجْهَلَةnoun

1.
cause of ignoranceclassical
Something that leads to or causes ignorance.
2.
place of ignoranceclassical
A desolate or unknown place where one might become lost or ignorant of direction.

والمجهلة: ما يحملك على الجهل — And 'al-majhalah': is what carries you to ignorance.

الولد مبخلة مجبنة مجهلة — The child is a cause of stinginess, cowardice, and ignorance.

مَجَاهِلnoun

1.
unknown placesclassical
Vast, trackless, or unknown regions, often deserts or wildernesses.

إنا لنصفح عن مجاهل قومنا — Indeed, we overlook the unknown matters of our people.

جَاهِلِيَّةnoun

1.
pre-Islamic ignoranceclassical
The period of ignorance and paganism in Arabia before the advent of Islam.
2.
ignorance (state)both
A state of ignorance, barbarism, or lack of divine guidance.

والجاهلية: زمن الفترة ولا إسلام — And 'al-Jāhiliyyah': the period of interregnum with no Islam.

مَجْهَلnoun

1.
place of ignoranceclassical
A desolate or unknown place where one might become lost or ignorant of direction.

ركبتها على مجهولها — We rode it through its unknown terrain.

مَجْهُولَةadjective

1.
unknownboth
Not known, identified, or recognized; lacking landmarks or distinguishing features.

وأرض مجهولة: لا أعلام بها ولا جبال — And an unknown land: without signs or mountains.

ناقة مجهولة: لم تحلب قط — A 'majhūlah' she-camel: never milked before.

اجْتَهَلَverb

1.
to be overcome by passionclassical
To be driven by strong emotion like pride or anger to act without proper consideration.

ولكن اجتهلته الحمية أي حملته الأنفة والغضب على الجهل — But 'ijtahalathu'l-ḥimyah, meaning pride and anger drove him to ignorance.

أَجْهَلَverb

1.
to make ignorantclassical
To cause someone to become ignorant or to act ignorantly.

وأجهلته: جعلته جاهلا — And 'ajhala': to make him ignorant.

جِيهِلnoun

1.
stick for stirring embersclassical
A stick used for stirring embers in a fire or oven.

جِيهِلَةnoun

1.
stick for stirring embersclassical
A stick used for stirring embers in a fire or oven.

جِيهِلadjective

1.
large (rock)classical
Describing a large, solid rock.

وصفاة جيهل: عظيمة — And a 'jihil' rock: large.

Parallel reading

الجهل: نقيض العلم

Ignorance: the opposite of knowledge.

وقد جهله فلان جهلا وجهالة

And so-and-so was ignorant of it, with ignorance and ignorance.

وتجاهل: أظهر الجهل؛ عن سيبويه

And 'tajāhala': to show ignorance; according to Sibawayh.

تجاهل أرى من نفسه الجهل وليس به

He feigns ignorance, showing ignorance in himself when he is not ignorant.

واستجهله: عده جاهلا واستخفه أيضا

And 'istajhala': to consider him ignorant and also to belittle him.

والتجهيل: أن تنسبه إلى الجهل

And 'tajhīl': is to attribute ignorance to him.

ورجل جاهل والجمع جهل وجهل وجهل وجهال وجهلاء؛ عن سيبويه

And an ignorant man, and the plural is 'jahl', 'jahl', 'jahl', 'juhāl', and 'juhalā''; according to Sibawayh.

ورجل جهول: كجاهل، والجمع جهل وجهل

And a 'jahūl' man: is like a 'jāhil', and the plural is 'jahl' and 'jahl'.

والمجهلة: ما يحملك على الجهل

And 'al-majhalah': is what carries you to ignorance.

الولد مبخلة مجبنة مجهلة

The child is a cause of stinginess, cowardice, and ignorance.

إنكم لتجهلون وتبخلون وتجبنون

Indeed, you act ignorantly, stingily, and cowardly.

إنا لنصفح عن مجاهل قومنا

Indeed, we overlook the unknown matters of our people.

من استجهل مؤمنا فعليه إثمه

Whoever considers a believer ignorant, upon him is his sin.

مثلي لا يجهل مثلك

Someone like me does not fail to know someone like you.

ولكن اجتهلته الحمية أي حملته الأنفة والغضب على الجهل

But 'ijtahalathu'l-ḥimyah, meaning pride and anger drove him to ignorance.

والمجهل: المفازة لا أعلام فيها

And 'al-majhal': a desert with no landmarks.

إنك امرؤ فيك جاهلية

Indeed, you are a man who has ignorance (pre-Islamic traits) in him.

وأرض مجهل: لا يهتدى فيها

And an unknown land: where one cannot find guidance.

وأرض مجهولة: لا أعلام بها ولا جبال

And an unknown land: without signs or mountains.

ناقة مجهولة: لم تحلب قط

A 'majhūlah' she-camel: never milked before.

دعاك الهوى واستجهلتك المنازل

Desire called you, and the places made you consider yourself ignorant.

واستجهلت الريح الغصن: حركته فاضطرب

And the wind made the branch agitated: it moved it, and it trembled.

والمجهل والمجهلة والجيهل والجيهلة: الخشبة التي يحرك بها الجمر والتنور في بعض اللغات

And 'al-mijhal', 'al-mijhalah', 'jihil', and 'jihilah': the stick with which embers and the oven are stirred, in some dialects.

وصفاة جيهل: عظيمة

And a 'jihil' rock: large.

تقول ذات الربلات، جيهل

The one with the thick legs says, 'Jihil'.