"cahil" meaning in All languages combined

See cahil on Wiktionary

Adjective [Northern Kurdish]

IPA: /d͡ʒɑːˈhɪl/ Forms: cahiltir [comparative], herî cahil [superlative], tewrî cahil [superlative], جاهل [Arabic], cahêl [alternative], cihêl [alternative], cahîl [alternative]
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). Etymology templates: {{der|kmr|ar|جَاهِل||ignorant}} Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil, “ignorant”), {{root|kmr|ar|ج ه ل}} Head templates: {{kmr-adj|ar=جاهل|c=+}} cahil (comparative cahiltir, superlative herî cahil or tewrî cahil, Arabic spelling جاهل)
  1. young, immature Synonyms: ciwan, naşî, xort
    Sense id: en-cahil-kmr-adj-1Xve78KU
  2. inexperienced, naive Synonyms: naşî, nestêl, nezan, xam
    Sense id: en-cahil-kmr-adj-uJt1PI~t Categories (other): Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Northern Kurdish entries with incorrect language header: 10 73 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 90 5
  3. illiterate, ignorant, uneducated Synonyms: nexwendî
    Sense id: en-cahil-kmr-adj-dJvV5pCk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cahilî

Adjective [Turkish]

IPA: /d͡ʒaːˈhil/
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جاهل (cahil, “ignorant, stupid”), from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|جاهل||ignorant, stupid|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=cahil|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish جاهل (cahil, “ignorant, stupid”), {{inh+|tr|ota|جاهل||t=ignorant, stupid|tr=cahil}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جاهل (cahil, “ignorant, stupid”), {{der|tr|ar|جَاهِل}} Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil), {{root|tr|ar|ج ه ل}} Head templates: {{tr-adj}} cahil
  1. ignorant, uneducated Derived forms: cahilane, cahilce, cahilleşmek, cahillik
    Sense id: en-cahil-tr-adj-Cd6umbZJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ignorant",
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          "uneducated",
          "uneducated"
        ]
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          "word": "nexwendî"
        }
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɑːˈhɪl/"
    }
  ],
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