cahil

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• cahêl, cihêl — in the sense of “young”
• cahîl — in the sense of “ignorant”

Etymology

From Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil, “ignorant”), derived from the active participle of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant”), derived from the root ج ه ل (j h l, root).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːˈhɪl/

Adjective

cahil (comparative cahiltir, superlative herî cahil or tewrî cahil, Arabic spelling جاهل)

1. young, immature

   Synonyms: ciwan, naşî, xort

   Antonyms: kal, mezin, pîr, sere

2. inexperienced, naive

   Synonyms: naşî, nestêl, nezan, xam

3. illiterate, ignorant, uneducated

   Synonym: nexwendî

Derived terms

• cahilî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “cahil”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 101

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic جَهِلَ (jahila)

Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil)bor.

Ottoman Turkish جاهل (cahil)

Turkish cahil

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جاهل (cahil, “ignorant, stupid”), borrowed from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaːˈhil/
• Hyphenation: ca‧hil

Adjective

cahil

1. ignorant, uneducated

Derived terms

• cahilane
• cahilce
• cahilleşmek
• cahillik

Related terms

Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ج ه ل (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading

• “cahil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “cahil”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “cahil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük