أجل

See also: أخل‎, اخل‎, and أحل‎

Arabic

Etymology

Elative of جَلِيل‎ (jalīl, “great, important; exalted; revered, honorable, venerable; glorious, magnificent; strong, stout, rough; old, experienced”), from the root ج ل ل‎ (j-l-l).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

أَجَل • (ʾajal)

yes, indeed, no doubt

Noun

أَجَل • (ʾajal) m (plural آجَال‎ (ʾājāl))

Noun

أَجْل • (ʾajl) ?

Only used in مِنْ أَجْلِ‎ (min ʾajli) and لِأَجْلِ‎ (liʾajli)

Adjective

أَجَلّ • (ʾajall) (feminine جُلَّى‎ (jullā), masculine plural أَجَلُّون‎ (ʾajallūn), feminine plural جُلَّيَات‎ (jullayāt))

elative degree of جَلِيل‎ (jalīl):
1. greater, more important; greatest, most important
2. more exalted; most exalted
3. more revered, more honorable, more venerable; most revered, most honorable, most venerable
4. more glorious, more magnificent; most glorious, most magnificent
5. stronger, stouter, rougher; strongest, stoutest, roughest
6. older, more experienced; oldest, most experienced

Declension

Declension of adjective أَجَلّ (ʾajall)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَلّ ʾajall	الْأَجَلّ‎ al-ʾajall	جُلّى‎ jullā	الْجُلّى‎ al-jullā
Nominative	أَجَلُّ ʾajallu	الْأَجَلُّ‎ al-ʾajallu	جُلّى‎ jullā	الْجُلّى‎ al-jullā
Accusative	أَجَلَّ ʾajalla	الْأَجَلَّ‎ al-ʾajalla	جُلّى‎ jullā	الْجُلّى‎ al-jullā
Genitive	أَجَلَّ ʾajalla	الْأَجَلِّ‎ al-ʾajalli	جُلّى‎ jullā	الْجُلّى‎ al-jullā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَلَّيْن‎ ʾajallayn	الْأَجَلَّيْن‎ al-ʾajallayn	جُلَّيَيْن‎ jullayayn	الْجُلَّيَيْن‎ al-jullayayn
Nominative	أَجَلَّانِ‎ ʾajallāni	الْأَجَلَّانِ‎ al-ʾajallāni	جُلَّيَانِ‎ jullayāni	الْجُلَّيَانِ‎ al-jullayāni
Accusative	أَجَلَّيْنِ‎ ʾajallayni	الْأَجَلَّيْنِ‎ al-ʾajallayni	جُلَّيَيْنِ‎ jullayayni	الْجُلَّيَيْنِ‎ al-jullayayni
Genitive	أَجَلَّيْنِ‎ ʾajallayni	الْأَجَلَّيْنِ‎ al-ʾajallayni	جُلَّيَيْنِ‎ jullayayni	الْجُلَّيَيْنِ‎ al-jullayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَجَلِّين‎‎; أَجَالّ‎ ʾajallīn‎; ʾajāll	الْأَجَلِّين‎‎; الْأَجَالّ‎ al-ʾajallīn‎; al-ʾajāll	جُلَّيَات‎ jullayāt	الْجُلَّيَات‎ al-jullayāt
Nominative	أَجَلُّونَ‎‎; أَجَالُّ‎ ʾajallūna‎; ʾajāllu	الْأَجَلُّونَ‎‎; الْأَجَالُّ‎ al-ʾajallūna‎; al-ʾajāllu	جُلَّيَاتٌ‎ jullayātun	الْجُلَّيَاتُ‎ al-jullayātu
Accusative	أَجَلِّينَ‎‎; أَجَالَّ‎ ʾajallīna‎; ʾajālla	الْأَجَلِّينَ‎‎; الْأَجَالَّ‎ al-ʾajallīna‎; al-ʾajālla	جُلَّيَاتٍ‎ jullayātin	الْجُلَّيَاتِ‎ al-jullayāti
Genitive	أَجَلِّينَ‎‎; أَجَالَّ‎ ʾajallīna‎; ʾajālla	الْأَجَلِّينَ‎‎; الْأَجَالِّ‎ al-ʾajallīna‎; al-ʾajālli	جُلَّيَاتٍ‎ jullayātin	الْجُلَّيَاتِ‎ al-jullayāti

References

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

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