جل
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جل¹
- /d͡ʒall/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew גַּל (gall).
adjective جَلّ · jall · الْجَلّ · جَلَّة · الْجَلَّة
- great
- bulky
- outstanding
جل²
- /d͡ʒull/
noun جُلّ · jull · الْجُلّ · جُلٌّ
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the bulk (of), the majority (of); the lion's share
مَا لَا يُدْرَكُ كُلُّهُ، لَا يُتْرَكُ جُلُّهُ.
Similar: أَكْثَر
جل³
- /d͡ʒal.la/
verb جَلَّ · jalla · يَجِلُّ · جَلَال · جَلَالَة
- to be illustrious
- to be beyond or above
- to be exalted or dignified
- to grow old
جل⁴
- /d͡ʒull/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian گُل (gul). Doublet of وَرْد (ward).
noun جُلّ · jull · الْجُلّ · جُلٌّ
- jasmine, rose
جل⁵
- /d͡ʒull/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Iranian. Compare Central Kurdish جِل (cil, “beggar’s clothes”), Classical Persian جُلّ (jull, “horse-covering, saddle-cloth”), Balti [script needed] (jol, “horse cover”), Yaghnobi [script needed] (jul, “horse-cloth”), Gurani [script needed] (jal, jul, “cover, cloth”). Doublet of شَلَّاق (šallāq), جُوَالَق (juwālaq), and جُوَال (juwāl).
noun جُلّ · jull · أَجْلَال · جِلَال · الْجُلّ
- horse-covering, saddlecloth ومن السوس: الأُتْرُجُّ ودُهن البنفسج والشاه سبرم والجِلال والبراذع.
In English
- brunt major part of something
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