اجل
Root: اجل
4 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
اجل ajala a (ajal) to hesitate, tarry, linger II to delay, postpone, put off, defer, adjourn (هـ الى s.th. till) V to be postponed, be deferred, be adjourned (مؤجر till, to) X to request postponement (هـ of s.th.); to seek to delay (هـ s.th.)
Entry 2
اجل ajal yes, indeed! certainly! by all means!
Entry 3
اجل ajal pl. آجال ājāl appointed time, date, deadline; instant of death; respite, delay│بالأجل on credit (com.); قصير الأجل short-term, short-time; short-lived: إلى أجل غير مسمى (gairi musammā) for an indefinite period, sine die, until further notice
Entry 4
اجل ajall2 greater; more sublime; more splendid
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