مجهول

العربية

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مجهول

/mad͡ʒ.huːl/

Rhymes with -uːl

Where it comes from

Derived from the passive participle of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant, to not know”), from the root ج ه ل (j h l): literally, “not known”. The word is used to describe the passive voice, because in the passive the agent of the verb is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown.

adjective مَجْهُول · majhūl · مَجْهُولَة · مَجْهُولُون · الْمَجْهُول

unknown
anonymous

noun مَجْهُول · majhūl · الْمَجْهُول · مَجْهُولٌ

passive voice
a variety of date palm with large and sweet fruit

In English

unknown not known
incognito without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disg

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"مجهول." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

مجهول. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84

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"مجهول." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مجهول},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}