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جهل

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See also: چهل

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ج ه ل (j h l)
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Verb

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جَهِلَ (jahila) I (non-past يَجْهَلُ (yajhalu), verbal noun جَهْل (jahl))

  1. to be ignorant of, not to know (with بِ (bi) or transitive)
  2. to be foolish, to be irrational
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Verb

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جَهَّلَ (jahhala) II (non-past يُجَهِّلُ (yujahhilu), verbal noun تَجْهِيل (tajhīl))

  1. to attribute ignorance to
  2. (ditransitive) to cause to be ignorant
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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جَهْل (jahlm

  1. verbal noun of جَهِلَ (jahila) (form I)
  2. ignorance
  3. stupidity
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Etymology 3

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Adjective

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جُهَّل (juhhalpl

  1. masculine/feminine plural of جَاهِل (jāhil)

Adjective

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جُهُل (juhulpl

  1. masculine/feminine plural of جَهُول (jahūl)