جهل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of ignorance, its opposite (knowledge), and related states such as feigning ignorance, considering someone ignorant, and attributing ignorance to someone. It also extends to concepts of the unknown or trackless, and a state of profound ignorance.

Derived headwords

الجَهْلnoun

1.
the opposite of knowledge, ignoranceboth
the opposite of knowledge, ignorance

جَهِلَverb

1.
he was ignorant (from the verb class of 'fahima' and 'salima')both
he was ignorant (from the verb class of 'fahima' and 'salima')

جَهْلًاnoun

1.
ignorance (masdar)both
The verbal noun for the act or state of being ignorant.

جَهَالَةnoun

1.
ignorance (masdar)both
A verbal noun denoting ignorance, often implying a more profound or habitual state.

تَجَاهَلَverb

1.
he pretended to be ignorant, though he was notboth
he pretended to be ignorant, though he was not

اسْتَجْهَلَverb

1.
to consider ignorantboth
To regard or deem someone as ignorant.
2.
to underestimateclassical
To consider someone foolish or less capable than they are; to belittle.

تَجْهِيلnoun

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

مَجْهَلَةnoun

1.
their saying: the child is a cause of ignoranceboth
their saying: the child is a cause of ignorance

مَجْهَلnoun

1.
trackless desertclassical
An open, trackless desert or wilderness with no landmarks, making navigation difficult.

الجَاهِلِيَّةnoun

1.
pre-Islamic ignoranceclassical
The state of ignorance and barbarism prevalent in Arabia before the advent of Islam.

الجَهْلَاءadjective

1.
ignorant (emphatic)classical
Extremely or profoundly ignorant; used for emphasis, often in conjunction with 'Jahiliyyah'.

Parallel reading

الجهل: خلاف العلم.

Ignorance: the opposite of knowledge.

وقد جهل فلان جهلا وجهالة.

And so-and-so was ignorant, experiencing ignorance and ignorance.

وتجاهل، أي أرى من نفسه ذلك وليس به.

And he feigned ignorance, meaning he showed that about himself when he was not.

واستجهله: عده جاهلا، واستخفه أيضا.

And to consider him ignorant: to count him ignorant, and also to underestimate him.

نزو الفرار استجهل الفرارا

The impulse of flight made him consider flight as something to be underestimated (or made him foolish regarding flight).

والتجهبل: أن تنسبه إلى الجهل.

And attributing ignorance: is to attribute ignorance to him.

والمجهلة: الامر الذى يحملك على الجهل.

And the cause of ignorance: is the matter that leads you to ignorance.

ومنه قولهم: " الولد مجهلة ".

And from this is their saying: 'A child is a cause of ignorance (or concern/peril)'.

والمجهل: المفازة لا أعلام فيها.

And the trackless place: is a desert with no landmarks in it.

يقال: ركبتها على مجهولها.

It is said: 'We rode it across its unknown (or trackless expanse)'.

فركبناها على مجهولها بصلاب الأرض فيهن شجع

So we rode it across its trackless expanse, over the hard ground where there were lions.

وكان ذلك في الجاهلية الجهلاء

And that was in the profoundly ignorant pre-Islamic era.