راجل

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of رَجِلَ (rajila, to go on foot), from the root ر ج ل (r-j-l); compare رِجْل (rijl, foot, leg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː.d͡ʒil/

Noun

رَاجِل • (rājil) m (plural رَجْل (rajl) or رِجَال (rijāl) or رَجْلَة (rajla) or رَجْلَى (rajlā) or رُجَّال (rujjāl) or رَجَّالَة (rajjāla) or رُجَّالَى (rujjālā) or رَجَالَى (rajālā) or رُجَالَى (rujālā) or رُجْلَان (rujlān) or أَرَاجِل (ʔarājil) or أَرَاجِيل (ʔarājīl) or أَرْجِلَة (ʔarjila))

  1. pedestrian
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:239:
      فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا
      faʔin ḵiftum farijālan ʔaw rukbānan
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. good walker
  3. footsoldier

Declension

References

Chadian Arabic

Root
ر ج ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic رَاجِل (rājil, walker, pedestrian, footman).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

راجل • (rājil) m (plural رجال (rujāl))

  1. man

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَاجِل (rājil, walker, pedestrian, footman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɾɑːɡil]

Noun

راجل • (rā́gil) m (plural رجالة (riggā́la)) (countable)

  1. a man
    الله يرحمه كان راجل شرقي ودمه حامى.
    allā́h yirḥám-u kān rā́gil šárʾi wi dámm-u ḥā́mi.
    May he rest in peace. He was a [true] jealous oriental man.
  2. (uncommon) a woman's man, a husband (especially one who is deemed manly)
    لو بتحبها بجد خليك راجلها.
    law bitḥibb-áha bi-gádd xallī́k ragíl-ha.
    If you really love her, be her man.
  3. king (playing cards)

Derived terms

See also

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ر ج ل
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic رَاجِل (rājil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raː.ʒil/
  • (file)

Noun

راجل • (rājil) m (plural رجال (rjāl) or رجالة (rujjāla))

  1. man
  2. husband
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