جهالة

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Arabic[edit]

Noun[edit]

جَهَالَة (jahālaf

  1. verbal noun of جَهِلَ (jahila, to be ignorant, be stupid) (form I)
  2. ignorance
  3. stupidity
  4. folly
    • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi :
      ذُو الْعَقلِ يَشْقَى فِي النَّعِيمِ بِعَقْلِهِ / وَأَخُو الْجَهَالَةِ فِي الشَّقَاوَةِ يَنْعَمُ
  5. rudeness

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: cehalet

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