فجل

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فجل¹

  • /fud͡ʒl/
  • /fid͡ʒl/

Where it comes from

From Aramaic פּוּגְלָא / ܦܘܓܠܐ (puḡlā, “radish”), from Akkadian 𒁍𒊌𒇻 (/⁠puglu⁠/, “radish”); a wanderwort, compare Middle Armenian բողկ (boġk, “radish”).

noun فُجْل · فِجْل · fujl · fijl · فُجْلَة · فِجْلَة

  1. collective radish وتقول المرأة السمراء البشرة التي ترتدي عباءة سوداء طويلة “خلال رمضان العام الماضي، كنا نأكل الفجل والبقدونس والسبانخ والكزبرة”، مضيفة “لم نكن قادرين على شراء أي شيء” بسبب الغلاء الفاحش في أسعار المواد الأساسية مثل الأرز والسكر والزيت.

فجل²

  • /fa.d͡ʒa.la/
  • /fa.d͡ʒi.la/

Where it comes from

Denominal verb from فُجْل (fujl).

verb فَجَلَ · fajala · يَفْجُلُ · فَجْل · فَجِلَ · fajila

  1. obsolete to be bulky, to be bulbous, to be broad

فجل³

  • /fad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.la/

verb فَجَّلَ · fajjala · يُفَجِّلُ · تَفْجِيل · مُفَجِّل

  1. obsolete to make bulky, to thicken, to broaden

فجل⁴

  • /fad͡ʒl/
  • /fa.d͡ʒal/

noun فَجْل · فَجَل · fajl · fajal

  1. noun from verb, obsolete verbal noun of فَجَلَ (fajala) (form I)
  2. noun from verb, obsolete verbal noun of فَجِلَ (fajila) (form I)

In English

  • radish plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus
  • daikon large white radish

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {فجل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%81%D8%AC%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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