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 quote)
  2. good walker
  3. footsoldier

Declension

References

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/
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Noun

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

  1. man
  2. husband
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