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الءجل

Root entry · 29 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of time, duration, and appointed periods, especially in relation to death and debt. It also extends to meanings of delay, healing, gathering, and specific terms for animals and places.

Derived headwords

الأَجَلnoun
  1. 1.
    appointed timeboth

    The fixed or appointed time for something to occur, especially death or the fulfillment of a debt.

  2. 2.
    termboth

    The duration or period set for a particular matter.

الأجل، محركة: غاية الوقت في الموت، وحلول الدين، ومدة الشيء — The appointed time, vocalized with fatha: the limit of time for death, the due date of a debt, and the duration of a thing.
آجالnoun
  1. 1.
    appointed timesboth

    Plural of الأجل, referring to multiple appointed times or terms.

ج: آجال — plural: appointed times.
التأجيلnoun
  1. 1.
    postponementboth

    The act of setting or determining an appointed time; postponement.

والتأجيل: تحديد الأجل — And التأجيل: setting the appointed time.
أَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to postponeboth

    To set an appointed time for something; to postpone.

واستأجلته فأجلني إلى مدة — And I asked him for a postponement, and he postponed it for me until a certain period.
أَجَلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    delayedclassical

    Delayed or having a postponed fate.

وأجل، كفرح، فهو أجل وأجيل: تأخر — And أَجَل, like فرح, so he is أَجَل and أَجِيل: delayed.
أَجِيلadjective
  1. 1.
    delayedclassical

    Delayed or having a postponed fate.

وأجل، كفرح، فهو أجل وأجيل: تأخر — And أَجَل, like فرح, so he is أَجَل and أَجِيل: delayed.
الآجِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the hereafterboth

    The afterlife; the world to come, as opposed to this life.

والآجلة: الآخرة — And الآجلة: the hereafter.
الإِجْلnoun
  1. 1.
    neck painclassical

    A pain or stiffness in the neck.

والإجل، بالكسر: وجع في العنق — And الإِجْل, with kasra: pain in the neck.
أَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to heal (neck pain)classical

    To treat or heal someone from neck pain.

وقد أجل، كعلم، وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: داواه منه — And he had neck pain, like علم, and he healed him from it, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he treated him from it.
آجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to heal (neck pain)classical

    To treat or heal someone from neck pain.

وقد أجل، كعلم، وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: داواه منه — And he had neck pain, like علم, and he healed him from it, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he treated him from it.
القطيع من بقر الوحشnoun
  1. 1.
    herd of wild oxenclassical

    A herd of wild oxen.

والقطيع من بقر الوحش، ج: آجال — And the herd of wild oxen, plural: آجال.
أَجِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    those who are delayedclassical

    Plural of أَجَل, referring to those who are delayed or have a postponed fate.

وبالضم: جمع أجيل: للمتأخر — And with damma: plural of أَجِيل: for the delayed one.
إِجِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    mud enclosureclassical

    A mound or enclosure of mud made around a palm tree.

وللمجتمع من الطين يجعل حول النخلة — And for the gathered mud made around the palm tree.
تَأَجَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to seek postponementclassical

    To ask for or seek a postponement.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or assemble.

وتأجل: استأجل — And تأجل: to seek postponement.
والقوم: تجمعوا — And the people: gathered.
الصوارnoun
  1. 1.
    herd (of cattle)classical

    A herd, specifically of cattle.

والصوار: صار إجلا — And الصوار: became a herd.
فعلته من أجلكphrase
  1. 1.
    for your sakeboth

    I did it for your sake, for your benefit, or because of you.

وفعلته من أجلك، ومن أجلاك، (ومن أجلالك) ، ويكسر في الكل، أي: من جللك — And I did it for your sake, and for your sakes, and (for your sakes), and all are vocalized with kasra, meaning: because of you.
أَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to detainboth

    To detain, hold back, or prevent someone or something.

وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: حبسه ومنعه — And he detained him, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he imprisoned him and prevented him.
آجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to detainboth

    To detain, hold back, or prevent someone or something.

وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: حبسه ومنعه — And he detained him, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he imprisoned him and prevented him.
جَنَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to causeclassical

    To cause, bring about, or incur something, especially evil.

والشر عليهم يأجله ويأجله: جناه، أو أثاره وهيجه — And the evil upon them, he أَجَلَ it and he أَجَلَّ it: he caused it, or he stirred it up and incited it.
أَثَارَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to stir upclassical

    To stir up, incite, or provoke.

والشر عليهم يأجله ويأجله: جناه، أو أثاره وهيجه — And the evil upon them, he أَجَلَ it and he أَجَلَّ it: he caused it, or he stirred it up and incited it.
لأَهْلِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to earnclassical

    To earn, gather, collect, or contrive for one's family.

ولأهله: كسب وجمع وجلب واحتال — And for his family: he earned, gathered, brought, and contrived.
مُسْتَنْقَعُ المَاءِnoun
  1. 1.
    water puddleclassical

    A place where water collects; a puddle or marsh.

وكمقعد ومعظم: مستنقع الماء — And like مقعد and معظم: a water puddle.
تَأْجِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    collectionclassical

    The act of gathering or collecting.

وأجله فيه تأجيلا: جمعه فتأجل — And he collected it in it, with تأجيلا: he gathered it, so it became collected.
عمر وعثمان ابنا أجيلname
  1. 1.
    Umar and Uthman ibn Ajilclassical

    Two narrators of hadith, sons of Ajil.

وعمر وعثمان ابنا أجيل، كزبير: محدثان — And Umar and Uthman, sons of Ajil, like Zubayr: hadith narrators.
ناعم بن أجيلname
  1. 1.
    Na'im ibn Ajilclassical

    A tabi'i (successor) and mawla (client) of Umm Salama.

وناعم بن أجيل: تابعي، مولى أم سلمة — And Na'im ibn Ajil: a tabi'i, client of Umm Salama.
أَجَلْparticle
  1. 1.
    yes (affirmative)both

    A word used as an answer, similar to 'yes' or 'indeed', indicating strong affirmation, superior to 'na'am' in confirmation.

وأجل: جواب كنعم إلا أنه أحسن منه في التصديق، ونعم أحسن منه في الاستفهام — And أَجَل: an answer like na'am, except that it is better than it in confirmation, and na'am is better than it in questioning.
كَجَمْزَىname
  1. 1.
    a pasture nameclassical

    The name of a pasture or grazing area.

وكجمزى: مرعى لهم م — And like Jamza: a pasture for them.
أَجَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    a village nameclassical

    The name of a village.

وأجلة، كدجلة: ة باليمامة — And Ajala, like Dijla: a village in Yamama.
الأَوْعَالnoun
  1. 1.
    male wild goatsclassical

    Male wild goats (ibexes).

والأجل، كقنب وقبر: ذكر الأوعال — And the male wild goat, like qanab and qabr: the male of the wild goats.

Parallel reading

الأجل، محركة: غاية الوقت في الموت، وحلول الدين، ومدة الشيء، ج: آجال.
The appointed time, vocalized with fatha: the limit of time for death, the due date of a debt, and the duration of a thing, plural: appointed times.
والتأجيل: تحديد الأجل.
And التأجيل: setting the appointed time.
وأجل، كفرح، فهو أجل وأجيل: تأخر.
And أَجَل, like فرح, so he is أَجَل and أَجِيل: delayed.
واستأجلته فأجلني إلى مدة.
And I asked him for a postponement, and he postponed it for me until a certain period.
والآجلة: الآخرة.
And الآجلة: the hereafter.
والإجل، بالكسر: وجع في العنق، وقد أجل، كعلم، وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: داواه منه.
And الإِجْل, with kasra: pain in the neck, and he had neck pain, like علم, and he healed him from it, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he treated him from it.
والقطيع من بقر الوحش، ج: آجال.
And the herd of wild oxen, plural: آجال.
وبالضم: جمع أجيل: للمتأخر، وللمجتمع من الطين يجعل حول النخلة.
And with damma: plural of أَجِيل: for the delayed one, and for the gathered mud made around the palm tree.
وتأجل: استأجل، و الصوار: صار إجلا، و القوم: تجمعوا.
And تأجل: to seek postponement, and الصوار: became a herd, and the people: gathered.
وفعلته من أجلك، ومن أجلاك، (ومن أجلالك) ، ويكسر في الكل، أي: من جللك.
And I did it for your sake, and for your sakes, and (for your sakes), and all are vocalized with kasra, meaning: because of you.
وأجله يأجله، وأجله وآجله: حبسه ومنعه.
And he detained him, he أَجَلَ him, and he أَجَلَّ him and he آجلَ him: he imprisoned him and prevented him.
والشر عليهم يأجله ويأجله: جناه، أو أثاره وهيجه.
And the evil upon them, he أَجَلَ it and he أَجَلَّ it: he caused it, or he stirred it up and incited it.
ولأهله: كسب وجمع وجلب واحتال.
And for his family: he earned, gathered, brought, and contrived.
وكمقعد ومعظم: مستنقع الماء.
And like مقعد and معظم: a water puddle.
وأجله فيه تأجيلا: جمعه فتأجل.
And he collected it in it, with تأجيلا: he gathered it, so it became collected.
وعمر وعثمان ابنا أجيل، كزبير: محدثان.
And Umar and Uthman, sons of Ajil, like Zubayr: hadith narrators.
وناعم بن أجيل: تابعي، مولى أم سلمة.
And Na'im ibn Ajil: a tabi'i, client of Umm Salama.
وأجل: جواب كنعم إلا أنه أحسن منه في التصديق، ونعم أحسن منه في الاستفهام.
And أَجَل: an answer like na'am, except that it is better than it in confirmation, and na'am is better than it in questioning.
وكجمزى: مرعى لهم م.
And like Jamza: a pasture for them.
وأجلة، كدجلة: ة باليمامة.
And Ajala, like Dijla: a village in Yamama.
والأجل، كقنب وقبر: ذكر الأوعال.
And the male wild goat, like qanab and qabr: the male of the wild goats.