Arabic

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Etymology

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Akin to Classical Syriac ܡܘܓܠܐ (mūḡlā, pus), Ge'ez መግል (mägl, pus; blister).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَجْل (majlm (collective, singulative مَجْلَة f (majla)) (obsolete)

  1. blister, callous formations under the skin after overstraining it
    • 7th century CE, Jamīʿ at-Tirmiḏiyy, 48:39:
      شَكَتْ إِلَيَّ فَاطِمَةُ مَجَلَ يَدَيْهَا مِنَ الطَّحِينِ
      šakat ʔilayya fāṭimatu majala yadayhā mina ṭ-ṭaḥīni
      Fatima complained to me about the marks on her hands from grinding flour.

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Verb

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مَجَلَ (majala) I, non-past يَمْجُلُ‎ (yamjulu) (obsolete)

  1. to become seared, to acquire or have blisters

Conjugation

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Verb

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مَجِلَ (majila) I, non-past يَمْجَلُ‎ (yamjalu) (obsolete)

  1. to become seared, to acquire or have blisters

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • مَجَلَ (majala, to become seared)
  • مَجِلَ (majila, to have blisters)
  • أَمْجَلَ (ʔamjala, to have blisters; to make have blisters, to sear)