Arabic vocabulary
جَهَالَةِignorance in Arabic
جَهَالَةِ is how you say “ignorance” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
بَلَّ أَوْلَاءُ أَعْذَرُ بِالْجَهَالَةِ
On the contrary, those are more excusable because of ignorance.
بِالْجَهَالَةِ — because of ignorance. The prefix bi- here is causal, 'because of / on account of', heading a definite noun (al-) for ignorance. The preposition forces the 'of'-style ending and links the excuse to its ground: they are more excusable because of their not knowing.
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