جدل

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root ج د ل (j-d-l). Cognate with Aramaic גְּדַל / ܓܕܰܠ (gḏal, to twist, to weave).

Verb

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جَدَلَ (jadala) I (non-past يَجْدُلُ (yajdulu) or يَجْدِلُ (yajdilu), verbal noun جَدْل (jadl))

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation

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Verb

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جَدَّلَ (jaddala) II (non-past يُجَدِّلُ (yujaddilu), verbal noun تَجْدِيل (tajdīl))

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation

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Noun

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جَدْل (jadlm

  1. verbal noun of جَدَلَ (jadala) (form I)

Declension

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Noun

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جَدَل (jadalm

  1. argument, dispute
  2. quarrel, controversy
    أثار العثور على إنجيل برنابا جدلاً واختلافاً بين علماء العقائد الإبراهيمية.
    The discovery of the Gospel of Barnabas has stirred controversy and disagreement among scholars of Abrahamic faiths.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: cədəl
  • Persian: جدل
  • Ottoman Turkish: جدل
  • Uyghur: جېدەل (jëdel)
  • Uzbek: jadal

Adjective

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جَدِل or جَدْل (jadil or jadl) (obsolete)

  1. hard, strong, firm

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Noun

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جِدْل (jidlm (plural جُدُول (judūl) or أَجْدَال (ʔajdāl)) (obsolete)

  1. member, limb

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