جدل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج د ل (j-d-l). Cognate with Aramaic גְּדַל / ܓܕܰܠ (gḏal, to twist, to weave).

Verb

جَدَلَ • (jadala) I, non-past يَجْدُلُ or يَجْدِلُ‎ (yajdulu or yajdilu)

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation

Verb

جَدَّلَ • (jaddala) II, non-past يُجَدِّلُ‎ (yujaddilu)

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation

Noun

جَدْل • (jadl) m

  1. verbal noun of جَدَلَ (jadala) (form I)

Declension

Noun

جَدَل • (jadal) m

  1. argument, dispute
  2. quarrel, controversy

Declension

Derived terms

  • جَدَلِيّ (jadaliyy, polemical, dialectical)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: cədəl
  • Persian: جدل
  • Ottoman Turkish: جدل
  • Uyghur: جېدەل (jëdel)
  • Uzbek: jadal

Adjective

جَدِل or جَدْل • (jadil or jadl) (obsolete)

  1. hard, strong, firm

Declension

Noun

جِدْل • (jidl) m (plural جُدُول (judūl) or أَجْدَال (ʔajdāl)) (obsolete)

  1. member, limb

Declension

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