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جَهْلٍ Jahl in Arabic

جَهْلٍ is how you say “Jahl” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ أَلاَ أَرَاكَ تَطُوفُ بِمَكَّةِ آمِنًا،

So Abu Jahl said to him, "Do I not see you moving about in Mecca in safety?"

جَهْلٍ Jahl

The second half of the 'father of...' byname, in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the kunya before it owns it. It completes the speaker's name.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

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فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ اِسْتَنْفَرَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ النَّاسَ قَالَ أَدْرِكُوا عِيرَكُمْ

When the day of Badr came, Abu Jahl roused the people and said, "Save your caravan!"

جَهْلٍ Jahl

The second half of the 'father of...' byname, in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the kunya head owns it. It completes the leader's name.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ،

Then Abu Jahl came to him and said, "O Abu Safwan,"

جَهْلٍ Jahl

The second half of the 'father of...' byname, in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the kunya head owns it. It completes the name.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ أَبُو جَهْلٍ حَتَّى قَالَ أَمَّا إِذْ غَلَبْتَنِي،

So Abu Jahl did not cease at him until he said, "As for when you have overcome me,"

جَهْلٍ Jahl

The second half of the 'father of...' byname, in the 'of' (genitive) shape because the kunya head owns it. It completes the name.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

قَالَ أَبُو فِرَاسٍ أَرْوَحُ الْقَلْبَ بِبَعْضِ الْهَزْلِ تَجَاهُلًا مِنِّي بِغَيْرِ جَهْلٍ،

Abu Firas said: I enliven the heart with some levity, feigning indifference, but not out of ignorance.

جَهْلٍ ignorance

An indefinite noun naming the ruled-out motive, ignorance, completing the 'not out of...' phrase before it. Sitting in the owned-by slot of that phrase it takes the genitive ending, reading 'not out of ignorance'.

From Permissible Laughter and Conduct

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