جدل

العربية

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جدل

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Cognate with Aramaic גְּדַל / ܓܕܰܠ (gḏal, “to twist, to weave”).

verb جَدَلَ · jadala · يَجْدُلُ · يَجْدِلُ · جَدْل

to twist, to braid, to weave

verb جَدَّلَ · jaddala · يُجَدِّلُ · تَجْدِيل · مُجَدِّل

to twist, to braid, to weave

noun جَدْل · jadl · الْجَدْل · جَدْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of جَدَلَ (jadala) (form I)

noun جَدَل · jadal · الْجَدَل · جَدَلٌ

argument, dispute
quarrel, controversy

adjective جَدِل · جَدْل · jadil · jadl

obsolete hard, strong, firm

noun جِدْل · jidl · جُدُول · أَجْدَال · الْجِدْل

obsolete member, limb

In English

controversy debate, discussion of opposing opinions
dispute 1. argument, failure to agree

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