cahil

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• cahêl, cihêl — in the sense of “young”
• cahîl — in the sense of “ignorant”

Etymology

From Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil, “ignorant”), derived from the active participle of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant”), derived from the root ج ه ل (j h l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːˈhɪl/

Adjective

cahil (comparative cahiltir, superlative herî cahil or cahiltirîn, Arabic spelling جاهل)

1. young, immature

   Synonyms: ciwan, naşî, xort

   Antonyms: kal, mezin, pîr, sere

2. inexperienced, naive

   Synonyms: naşî, nestêl, nezan, xam

3. illiterate, ignorant, uneducated

   Synonym: nexwendî

Derived terms

• cahilî

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “cahil”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 101

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جاهل (“ignorant, stupid”), from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Adjective

cahil

1. ignorant, uneducated