أجل

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أجل^¹

/ʔa.d͡ʒal/

adverb أَجَل · ʔajal

yes, indeed, no doubt

noun أَجَل · ʔajal · آجَال · الْأَجَل

fate, destiny
appointed time, deadline
one's allotted lifespan

أجل^²

/ʔad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.la/

verb أَجَّلَ · ʔajjala · يُؤَجِّلُ · تَأْجِيل · مُؤَجِّل

to postpone, to delay, to put off
Opposite: عَجَّلَ

أجل^³

/ʔad͡ʒl/

noun أَجْل · ʔajl

only used in مِنْ أَجْلِ (min ʔajli) and لِأَجْلِ (liʔajli)

أجل^⁴

/ʔad͡ʒl/

noun أَجْل · ʔajl · آجَال · الْأَجْل

alternative alternative form of إِجْل (ʔijl, “a troop of antelopes or buffaloes”)

أجل^⁵

/ʔa.d͡ʒall/

Where it comes from

Elative of جَلِيل (jalīl).

adjective أَجَلّ · ʔajall · جُلَّى · أَجَلُّون · جُلَّيَات

greater, more important; greatest, most important
more exalted; most exalted
more revered, more honorable, more venerable; most revered, most honorable, most venerable
more glorious, more magnificent; most glorious, most magnificent اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَجْلَلِ // اَلْوَاحِدِ الْفَرْدِ الْقَدِيمِ الْأَوَّلِ
stronger, stouter, rougher; strongest, stoutest, roughest
older, more experienced; oldest, most experienced

أجل^⁶

/ʔa.d͡ʒal.la/

verb أَجَلَّ · ʔajalla · يُجِلُّ · إِجْلَال · مُجِلّ

to respect, to venerate, to honor, to glorify

In English

yes word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
delay to put off until a later time
postpone to delay or put off an event
deadline date on or before which something must be completed

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {أجل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

أجل