مجهول
See also: مجہول
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Derived from the passive participle of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant, to not know”), from the root ج ه ل (j-h-l): literally, “not known”. The word is used to describe the passive voice, because in the passive the agent of the verb is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown.
Adjective edit
مَجْهُول • (majhūl) (feminine مَجْهُولَة (majhūla), masculine plural مَجْهُولُونَ (majhūlūna))
Declension edit
Declension of adjective مَجْهُول (majhūl)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجْهُول majhūl |
الْمَجْهُول al-majhūl |
مَجْهُولَة majhūla |
الْمَجْهُولَة al-majhūla |
Nominative | مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun |
الْمَجْهُولُ al-majhūlu |
مَجْهُولَةٌ majhūlatun |
الْمَجْهُولَةُ al-majhūlatu |
Accusative | مَجْهُولًا majhūlan |
الْمَجْهُولَ al-majhūla |
مَجْهُولَةً majhūlatan |
الْمَجْهُولَةَ al-majhūlata |
Genitive | مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin |
الْمَجْهُولِ al-majhūli |
مَجْهُولَةٍ majhūlatin |
الْمَجْهُولَةِ al-majhūlati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجْهُولَيْن majhūlayn |
الْمَجْهُولَيْن al-majhūlayn |
مَجْهُولَتَيْن majhūlatayn |
الْمَجْهُولَتَيْن al-majhūlatayn |
Nominative | مَجْهُولَانِ majhūlāni |
الْمَجْهُولَانِ al-majhūlāni |
مَجْهُولَتَانِ majhūlatāni |
الْمَجْهُولَتَانِ al-majhūlatāni |
Accusative | مَجْهُولَيْنِ majhūlayni |
الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ al-majhūlayni |
مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ majhūlatayni |
الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ al-majhūlatayni |
Genitive | مَجْهُولَيْنِ majhūlayni |
الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ al-majhūlayni |
مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ majhūlatayni |
الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ al-majhūlatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مَجْهُولِين majhūlīn |
الْمَجْهُولِين al-majhūlīn |
مَجْهُولَات majhūlāt |
الْمَجْهُولَات al-majhūlāt |
Nominative | مَجْهُولُونَ majhūlūna |
الْمَجْهُولُونَ al-majhūlūna |
مَجْهُولَاتٌ majhūlātun |
الْمَجْهُولَاتُ al-majhūlātu |
Accusative | مَجْهُولِينَ majhūlīna |
الْمَجْهُولِينَ al-majhūlīna |
مَجْهُولَاتٍ majhūlātin |
الْمَجْهُولَاتِ al-majhūlāti |
Genitive | مَجْهُولِينَ majhūlīna |
الْمَجْهُولِينَ al-majhūlīna |
مَجْهُولَاتٍ majhūlātin |
الْمَجْهُولَاتِ al-majhūlāti |
Descendants edit
Noun edit
مَجْهُول • (majhūl) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَجْهُول (majhūl)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَجْهُول majhūl |
الْمَجْهُول al-majhūl |
مَجْهُول majhūl |
Nominative | مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun |
الْمَجْهُولُ al-majhūlu |
مَجْهُولُ majhūlu |
Accusative | مَجْهُولًا majhūlan |
الْمَجْهُولَ al-majhūla |
مَجْهُولَ majhūla |
Genitive | مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin |
الْمَجْهُولِ al-majhūli |
مَجْهُولِ majhūli |
Coordinate terms edit
References edit
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “مجهول”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مجهول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “مجهول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic مَجْهُول (majhūl).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [mad͡ʒ.ˈhuːl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæd͡ʒ.húːl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mäd͡ʒ.húl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | majhūl |
Dari reading? | majhūl |
Iranian reading? | majhul |
Tajik reading? | majhul |
Adjective edit
Dari | مجهول |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | маҷҳул |
مجهول • (majhul)
- (grammar) passive
- unknown
- (Classical Persian, Dari) majhul (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
- Antonym: مَعْروف (ma'ruf)
Noun edit
Dari | مجهول |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | маҷҳул |
مجهول • (majhul)
- (Classical Persian, Dari) majhul (vowel); see مَعْرُوف و مَجْهُول (ma'rūf u majhūl).
- Antonym: مَعْروف (ma'ruf)
Antonyms edit
- معلوم (ma'lum)