جاهلي

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of جَاهِل (jāhil, ignorant) + ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

جَاهِلِيّ (jāhiliyy) m, fem جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya), masc pl جَاهِلِيُّون (jāhiliyyūn), fem pl جَاهِلِيَّات (jāhiliyyāt)

  1. pagan, heathen (especially of pre-Islamic times)

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Noun

جَاهِلِيّ (jāhiliyy) m, pl جَاهِلِيُّون (jāhiliyyūn), fem جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya)

  1. pagan, heathen (especially of pre-Islamic times)
  2. a pagan, pre-Islamic poet of the first of four classes

Declension

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