جهل

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جهل^¹

verb جَهِلَ · jahila · يَجْهَلُ · جَهْل · جَاهِل

to be ignorant of, not to know (with بِ (bi) or transitive)
to be foolish, to be irrational

Opposite: عَلِمَ

verb جَهَّلَ · jahhala · يُجَهِّلُ · تَجْهِيل · مُجَهِّل

to attribute ignorance to
ditransitive to cause to be ignorant

جهل^²

noun جَهْل · jahl · الْجَهْل · جَهْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of جَهِلَ (jahila) (form I)
ignorance
stupidity

Opposite: عِلْم

جهل^³

adjective جُهَّل · juhhal

feminine, masculine, plural masculine/feminine plural of جَاهِل (jāhil)

adjective جُهُل · juhul

feminine, masculine, plural masculine/feminine plural of جَهُول (jahūl)

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verb

Opposite: عَلِمَ

noun

Opposite: عِلْم

In English

ignorance condition of being uninformed or uneducated

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جهل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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