dajjal

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/daˈd͡ʒɑːl/

noun

false messiah, deceiver

OriginArabic دَجَّال →
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Meanings

noundajjal (plural dajjals)

plural dajjals · alternative Al-Dajjal · alternative Dajjal · alternative dajjaal

  1. Islamfalse messiah, deceiver

    “Enough!” he growled between his teeth, as in a second he drew a knife from his waist, and, clutching her by the throat, forced her upon her knees. “Thou art the handmaiden of Al-Dajjâl, and the mark of the Câfer is set upon thy brow. Thou shalt die!”

    1894, William Le Queux, Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antichrist

Origin

  1. Arabicدَجَّال“the liar”
  2. Englishdajjal

From Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl, “the liar”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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