Etymology

jahiliyyah

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Today it means: The supposed condition of ignorance, barbarism and unbelief, that, according to Islamic tradition, was prevalent in Arabia before the coming of Islam. Full definition →

Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya)
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  1. Arabicجَهِلَ (jahila)
  2. Arabicجَاهِل (jāhil)
  3. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  4. Arabicـَة (-a)
  5. Arabicـِيَّة (-iyya)
  6. Arabicجَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya)
  7. English todayJahiliyyah

Borrowed from Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة (jāhiliyya, “ignorance”).

Words from the same roots

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