جحل

العربية

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جحل

/d͡ʒaħl/

Where it comes from

Apparently a Middle Iranian borrowing, compare Classical Persian جَالَه (jāla), ژَالَه (žāla, “leathern bottle; a raft made by binding wood and straw together and inflated hides in the middle”), in view of the ژ (ž) itself a borrowing, apparently from a descendant of Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “a net; a bundle, collection etc.”).

noun جَحْل · jaḥl · جِحَال · الْجَحْل

Classical greater waterskin, leathern bottle

verb جَحَلَ · jaḥala · يَجْحَلُ · جَحْل · جَاحِل

Classical to throw to the ground, to prostrate

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"جحل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AD%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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جحل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AD%D9%84

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"جحل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AD%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جحل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%AD%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}