جَهِلَ
Root: جَهِلَ
Form: 1
Full Definition
جَهِلَI
; and جَهِلَهُ, and جَهِلَ بِهِ [and مِنْهُ (see جَاهِلٌ)]; Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun جَهْلٌ and جَهَالَةٌ and جُهُولِيَّهٌ; He was ignorant; he was characterized by
جَهْل
in any of the senses assigned to this word below: and he was ignorant of it; he did not know it; contr. of
عَلِمَهُ. You say, مِثْلِى لَا يَجْهَلُ مِثْلَكَ
The like of me will not be ignorant of the like of thee. And جَهِلَ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ
He acted in an ignorant or a silly or foolish manner towards another: and wrongly. And جَهِلَ فُلَانٌ رَأْيَهُ [i. q.
سَفِهَ
رَأُيَهُ, He was ignorant, or silly, or foolish, in his opinion, or judgment]. And جَهِلَ الحَقَّ
He neglected the truth, or the right, or due; [or he ignored it;] syn. أَضَاعَهُ. See also 6.
2 جَهِلَتِ القِدْرُ
2 جَهِلَتِ القِدْرُ
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