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جهله

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of ignorance, encompassing its opposite (knowledge), the state of being ignorant, and actions related to feigning or attributing ignorance. It also extends to related concepts like being lost, a tool for stirring embers, and specific terms for animals and geographical features.

Derived headwords

جَهِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be ignorantboth

    To lack knowledge or understanding of something.

  2. 2.
    to be ignorant ofboth

    To be unaware of a particular fact or situation.

جَهْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoranceboth

    The state of lacking knowledge or awareness.

جَهَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoranceboth

    A state of lacking knowledge, often implying a lack of sophistication or understanding.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    Behavior or actions stemming from a lack of knowledge or sense.

تَجَاهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign ignoranceboth

    To pretend not to know or be aware of something.

جَاهِلadjective
  1. 1.
    ignorantboth

    Lacking knowledge or awareness.

  2. 2.
    ignorant ofboth

    Unaware of or not understanding something specific.

جَهُولadjective
  1. 1.
    very ignorantboth

    Possessing a profound or extreme lack of knowledge.

جُهَّلnoun
  1. 1.
    ignorant peopleboth

    A plural form referring to individuals who lack knowledge.

جُهَلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    ignorant peopleboth

    A plural form referring to individuals who lack knowledge or understanding.

جُهَّالnoun
  1. 1.
    ignorant peopleboth

    A plural form referring to individuals who lack knowledge.

مَرْحَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    thing that causes ignoranceclassical

    Something that leads a person to be ignorant or act foolishly.

جَهَّلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to attribute ignorance toboth

    To accuse someone of being ignorant or to ascribe ignorance to them.

تَجْهِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    attributing ignoranceboth

    The act of making someone appear ignorant or accusing them of ignorance.

أَرْض مِجْهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    place where one gets lostclassical

    A terrain or area where navigation is difficult and one can easily become lost.

اسْتَجْهَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to consider ignorantboth

    To regard someone as lacking knowledge or understanding.

  2. 2.
    to underestimateboth

    To consider someone less capable or intelligent than they actually are.

خَشَبَةٌ يُحَرَّكُ بِهَا الْجَمْرnoun
  1. 1.
    stick for stirring embersclassical

    A piece of wood used to move or agitate burning coals.

الْجَاهِلnoun
  1. 1.
    lionclassical

    A metaphorical name for a lion, possibly due to its perceived ferocity or strength.

جُهَيْلname
  1. 1.
    woman's nameclassical

    A proper name for a female.

صَفَاةٌ جُهَيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    large rockclassical

    A large, flat stone.

نَاقَةٌ مَجْهُولَةadjective
  1. 1.
    camel never milkedclassical

    A female camel that has never been milked.

  2. 2.
    unmarked camelclassical

    A camel that lacks a distinguishing mark or brand.

الْجَاهِلِيَّةُ الْجَهْلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    extreme ignoranceclassical

    An emphatic term for a state of profound ignorance, often referring to the pre-Islamic era.

Parallel reading

ضد علمه
the opposite of his knowledge
و عليه: أظهر الجهل
and concerning it: to show ignorance
وهو جاهل وجهول
and he is ignorant and very ignorant
ج: جهل، بالضم، وبضمتين، وكركع، وجهال وجهلاء
Plural: jahl (with damma), jahl (with two dammas), karaka', jahāl, and juhalā'
وهو جاهل منه، أي: جاهل به
and he is ignorant of it, meaning: ignorant about it
وكمرحلة: ما يحملك على الجهل
and like marhala: that which leads you to ignorance
وجهله تجهيلا: نسبه إليه
and jahilahu tajhilān: he attributed ignorance to him
وأرض مجهل، كمقعد: لا يهتدى فيها
and an amjhal land, like maq'ad: one is not guided in it
واستجهله: استخفه
and istajhalahu: he considered him foolish/underestimated him
و الريح الغصن: حركته فاضطرب
and the wind the branch: it moved it, so it trembled
وكمنبر ومكنسة وصيقل وصيقلة: خشبة يحرك بها الجمر
and like minbar, miknasa, sayqal, and sayqala: a stick with which the embers are stirred
والجاهل: الأسد
and al-jāhil: the lion
وجيهل: امرأة
and Juhayl: a woman
وصفاة جيهل: عظيمة
and a juhayl rock: large
وناقة مجهولة: لم تحلب قط، أو لا سمة عليها
and a majhūla camel: never milked, or it has no mark on it
والجاهلية الجهلاء: توكيد
and al-jāhiliyyah al-jahlā': emphasis