منجل

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the root ن ج ل (n-j-l), apparently because it cuts نَجِيل (najīl).

Noun

مِنْجَل‏ • (minjal) m (plural مَنَاجِل (manājil))

1. scythe, sickle
2. machete

Declension

Declension of noun مِنْجَل‏ (minjal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْجَل‏ minjal	الْمِنْجَل‏ al-minjal	مِنْجَل‏ minjal
Nominative	مِنْجَل‏ٌ minjalun	الْمِنْجَل‏ُ al-minjalu	مِنْجَل‏ُ minjalu
Accusative	مِنْجَل‏ًا minjalan	الْمِنْجَل‏َ al-minjala	مِنْجَل‏َ minjala
Genitive	مِنْجَل‏ٍ minjalin	الْمِنْجَل‏ِ al-minjali	مِنْجَل‏ِ minjali
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِنْجَل‏َيْن minjalayn	الْمِنْجَل‏َيْن al-minjalayn	مِنْجَل‏َيْ minjalay
Nominative	مِنْجَل‏َانِ minjalāni	الْمِنْجَل‏َانِ al-minjalāni	مِنْجَل‏َا minjalā
Accusative	مِنْجَل‏َيْنِ minjalayni	الْمِنْجَل‏َيْنِ al-minjalayni	مِنْجَل‏َيْ minjalay
Genitive	مِنْجَل‏َيْنِ minjalayni	الْمِنْجَل‏َيْنِ al-minjalayni	مِنْجَل‏َيْ minjalay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَنَاجِل manājil	الْمَنَاجِل al-manājil	مَنَاجِل manājil
Nominative	مَنَاجِلُ manājilu	الْمَنَاجِلُ al-manājilu	مَنَاجِلُ manājilu
Accusative	مَنَاجِلَ manājila	الْمَنَاجِلَ al-manājila	مَنَاجِلَ manājila
Genitive	مَنَاجِلَ manājila	الْمَنَاجِلِ al-manājili	مَنَاجِلِ manājili

Derived terms

• أَبُو مَنْجِيل (ʔabū manjīl, “ibis”)
• مِنْجَلِيّ (minjaliyy, “sickle-related”)