"جهالة" meaning in Arabic

See جهالة in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒa.haː.la/
Head templates: {{ar-noun|جَهَالَة|f}} جَهَالَة • (jahāla) f Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|جَهَالَة}} Forms: جَهَالَة [canonical, feminine], jahāla [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], جَهَالَة [ar-infl-a, indefinite, informal, singular, triptote], الْجَهَالَة [ar-infl-a, definite, informal, singular, triptote], جَهَالَة [ar-infl-a, construct, informal, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةٌ [ar-infl-a, indefinite, nominative, singular, triptote], الْجَهَالَةُ [ar-infl-a, definite, nominative, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةُ [ar-infl-a, construct, nominative, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةً [accusative, ar-infl-a, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْجَهَالَةَ [accusative, ar-infl-a, definite, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةَ [accusative, ar-infl-a, construct, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةٍ [ar-infl-a, genitive, indefinite, singular, triptote], الْجَهَالَةِ [ar-infl-a, definite, genitive, singular, triptote], جَهَالَةِ [ar-infl-a, construct, genitive, singular, triptote]
  1. verbal noun of جَهِلَ (jahila, “to be ignorant, be stupid”) (form I) Tags: form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: جَهِلَ (extra: (jahila, “to be ignorant, be stupid”) (form I))
    Sense id: en-جهالة-ar-noun-hUempJNR Categories (other): Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a, Arabic terms belonging to the root ج ه ل Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 25 16 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Arabic terms belonging to the root ج ه ل: 65 5 5 20 5
  2. ignorance
    Sense id: en-جهالة-ar-noun-9d~FkAod Categories (other): Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 25 16 16 28 16
  3. stupidity
    Sense id: en-جهالة-ar-noun-C9cNG7-F Categories (other): Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 25 16 16 28 16
  4. folly
    Sense id: en-جهالة-ar-noun-c-jAXAeN Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 10 23 11 45 11 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 25 16 16 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 13 13 51 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 8 70 8
  5. rudeness
    Sense id: en-جهالة-ar-noun-mIrqnx-t Categories (other): Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with triptote singular in -a: 25 16 16 28 16
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      "lang_code": "az",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒa.haː.la/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "جهالة"
}
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folly",
          "folly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rudeness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rudeness",
          "rudeness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒa.haː.la/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "جهالة"
}

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