Arabic

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Root
ج د ل (j-d-l)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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جَادَلَ (jādala) III, non-past يُجَادِلُ‎ (yujādilu)

  1. to argue [+accusative = with someone]
    • Qur’an 16:125
      اُدْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
      udʕu ʔilā sabīli rabbika bi-l-ḥikmati wal-mawʕiẓati l-ḥasanati wajādilhum bi-llatī hiya ʔaḥsanu
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    • Qur’an 18:56
      وَيُجَادِلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ
      wayujādilu allaḏīna kafarū bi-l-bāṭili liyudḥiḍū bihi l-ḥaqqa
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  • Swahili: -jadili