Arabic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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جَدَلَ (jadala) I (non-past يَجْدُلُ (yajdulu) or يَجْدِلُ (yajdilu), verbal noun جَدْل (jadl))

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

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Verb

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جَدَّلَ (jaddala) II (non-past يُجَدِّلُ (yujaddilu), verbal noun تَجْدِيل (tajdīl))

  1. to twist, to braid, to weave

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Noun

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جَدْل (jadlm

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

Declension

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Noun

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جَدَل (jadalm

  1. argument, dispute
  2. quarrel, controversy

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Adjective

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جَدِل or جَدْل (jadil or jadl) (obsolete)

  1. hard, strong, firm

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Noun

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

  1. member, limb

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