Arabic edit

Root
ع ج ل (ʕ-j-l)

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ع ج ل (ʕ-j-l)

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَعْجَلَ (istaʕjala, to hurry (transitive, intransitive)).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُسْتَعْجِل (mustaʕjil) (feminine مُسْتَعْجِلَة (mustaʕjila), masculine plural مُسْتَعْجِلُونَ (mustaʕjilūna), feminine plural مُسْتَعْجِلَات (mustaʕjilāt))

  1. hurried; in a hurry
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: müstəcil
  • Ottoman Turkish: مستعجل (müstacil)
  • Urdu: مُسْتَعْجِل (musta'jil)

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ع ج ل (ʕ-j-l)

Derived from the passive participle of اِسْتَعْجَلَ (istaʕjala, to hurry (transitive, intransitive)).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

مُسْتَعْجَل (mustaʕjal) (feminine مُسْتَعْجَلَة (mustaʕjala), masculine plural مُسْتَعْجَلُونَ (mustaʕjalūna), feminine plural مُسْتَعْجَلَات (mustaʕjalāt))

  1. urgent
  2. accelerated
  3. premature
Declension edit
Descendants edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “عجل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN