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عِجْل

calf

Noun · masculineRoot ع-ج-ل

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Plural
عُجُول
Other plural
عِجَلَة

Most common words from the same root

Adjective
عَاجِل
urgent
Noun
عَجَلَة
haste
Adjective
عَجِل
fast
Adjective
مُسْتَعْجَل
urgent
Verb · Form X
اِسْتَعْجَلَ
to rush
Adjective
مُسْتَعْجِل
hurried

عِجْل in English

Noun · masculine

  1. calf (young head of cattle)

Word origin

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕigl-. Cognate with Hebrew עֵגֶל ('eguèl, “calf”).

Words from the root ع-ج-ل

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

عَجِلَ · present يَعْجَلُ
Form I · The plain action

to hurry

عَجَلَة
Verbal noun
haste
عَجَل
Verbal noun
عَاجِل
Active participle · Adjective
urgent
عَجِل
Active participle · Adjective
fast
عَجُول
Active participle · Adjective
fast
عَجْلَان
Active participle · Adjective
fast
مَعْجُول
Passive participle
عَجِيل
Derived noun · Adjective
fast
عَجَّلَ · present يُعَجِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to quicken, to speed up, to hasten, to precipitate

تَعْجِيل
Verbal noun
مُعَجِّل
Active participle
مُعَجَّل
Passive participle
تَعَجَّلَ · present يَتَعَجَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II

to hurry, hasten, speed, rush; to seek to outspeed; to hurry up, rush, urge

تَعَجُّل
Verbal noun
مُتَعَجِّل
Active participle
مُتَعَجَّل
Passive participle
اِسْتَعْجَلَ · present يَسْتَعْجِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering

to rush, hurry, to be overhasty; to hurry, to speed up, to urge; to want, ask or require (someone or something) to hurry or speed up

اِسْتِعْجَال
Verbal noun
hastiness
مُسْتَعْجِل
Active participle · Adjective
hurried
مُسْتَعْجَل
Passive participle · Adjective
urgent
عِجْل
Noun · m.
calf
عِجْلَة
Noun · f.
female calf
أَعْجَل
Adjective
elative degree of عَجِل

عِجْل: plural and other forms

Singularعِجْل
Pluralعُجُول
Alternative pluralsعِجَلَة

عِجْل in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

وَقَدِّمُوا الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ وَاذْبَحُوهُ فَنَأْكُلَ وَنَفْرَحَ،And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:Luke 15:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَضَرَبَ الرَّبُّ الشَّعْبَ، لأَنَّهُمْ صَنَعُوا الْعِجْلَ الَّذِي صَنَعَهُ هَارُونُ.And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.Exodus 32:35, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَخُوكَ جَاءَ فَذَبَحَ أَبُوكَ الْعِجْلَ الْمُسَمَّنَ، لأَنَّهُ قَبِلَهُ سَالِمًا.And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.Luke 15:27, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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