Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

جَدْل (jadlm

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

Declension edit

Noun edit

جَدَل (jadalm

  1. argument, dispute
  2. quarrel, controversy

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Adjective edit

جَدِل or جَدْل (jadil or jadl) (obsolete)

  1. hard, strong, firm

Declension edit

Noun edit

جِدْل (jidlm (plural جُدُول (judūl) or أَجْدَال (ʔajdāl)) (obsolete)

  1. member, limb

Declension edit