مجهول

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of جَهَلَ‏ (jahala, “to be ignorant, to not know”), from the root ج ه ل‏ (j-h-l): literally, “not known”. The word is used to describe the passive voice, because in the passive the agent of the verb is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown.

Adjective

مَجْهُول • (majhūl) (feminine مَجْهُولَة‏ (majhūla), masculine plural مَجَاهِيل‏ (majāhīl))

1. unknown
2. anonymous
3. (grammar) in the passive voice

Declension

Declension of adjective مَجْهُول (majhūl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجْهُول majhūl	الْمَجْهُول‏ al-majhūl	مَجْهُولَة‏ majhūla	الْمَجْهُولَة‏ al-majhūla
Nominative	مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun	الْمَجْهُولُ‏ al-majhūlu	مَجْهُولَةٌ‏ majhūlatun	الْمَجْهُولَةُ‏ al-majhūlatu
Accusative	مَجْهُولًا‏ majhūlan	الْمَجْهُولَ‏ al-majhūla	مَجْهُولَةً‏ majhūlatan	الْمَجْهُولَةَ‏ al-majhūlata
Genitive	مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin	الْمَجْهُولِ‏ al-majhūli	مَجْهُولَةٍ‏ majhūlatin	الْمَجْهُولَةِ‏ al-majhūlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجْهُولَيْن‏ majhūlayn	الْمَجْهُولَيْن‏ al-majhūlayn	مَجْهُولَتَيْن‏ majhūlatayn	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْن‏ al-majhūlatayn
Nominative	مَجْهُولَانِ‏ majhūlāni	الْمَجْهُولَانِ‏ al-majhūlāni	مَجْهُولَتَانِ‏ majhūlatāni	الْمَجْهُولَتَانِ‏ al-majhūlatāni
Accusative	مَجْهُولَيْنِ‏ majhūlayni	الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ‏ al-majhūlayni	مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‏ majhūlatayni	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‏ al-majhūlatayni
Genitive	مَجْهُولَيْنِ‏ majhūlayni	الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ‏ al-majhūlayni	مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‏ majhūlatayni	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‏ al-majhūlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجَاهِيل‏ majāhīl	الْمَجَاهِيل‏ al-majāhīl	مَجْهُولَات‏ majhūlāt	الْمَجْهُولَات‏ al-majhūlāt
Nominative	مَجَاهِيلُ‏ majāhīlu	الْمَجَاهِيلُ‏ al-majāhīlu	مَجْهُولَاتٌ‏ majhūlātun	الْمَجْهُولَاتُ‏ al-majhūlātu
Accusative	مَجَاهِيلَ‏ majāhīla	الْمَجَاهِيلَ‏ al-majāhīla	مَجْهُولَاتٍ‏ majhūlātin	الْمَجْهُولَاتِ‏ al-majhūlāti
Genitive	مَجَاهِيلَ‏ majāhīla	الْمَجَاهِيلِ‏ al-majāhīli	مَجْهُولَاتٍ‏ majhūlātin	الْمَجْهُولَاتِ‏ al-majhūlāti

Noun

مَجْهُول • (majhūl) m

1. (grammar) passive voice
2. a variety of date palm with large and sweet fruit

Declension

Declension of noun مَجْهُول (majhūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَجْهُول majhūl	الْمَجْهُول‏ al-majhūl	مَجْهُول majhūl
Nominative	مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun	الْمَجْهُولُ‏ al-majhūlu	مَجْهُولُ majhūlu
Accusative	مَجْهُولًا‏ majhūlan	الْمَجْهُولَ‏ al-majhūla	مَجْهُولَ majhūla
Genitive	مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin	الْمَجْهُولِ‏ al-majhūli	مَجْهُولِ majhūli

Coordinate terms

• مَعْلُوم‏ (maʿlūm), مَعْرُوف‏ (maʿrūf, “active voice”)

References

• “مجهول” in Edward William Lane (1863), Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مجهول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مجهول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

---

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَجْهُول‏ (majhūl).

Adjective

مجهول • (majhul)

1. (grammar) passive
2. unknown

Antonyms

• معلوم‏ (ma'lum)