رجال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.d͡ʒaːl/

Noun

رِجَال • (rijāl) m pl

  1. plural of رَجُل (rajul)
  2. plural of رَاجِل (rājil)
  3. plural of رَجِل (rajil)

Etymology 2

Noun

رُجَّال • (rujjāl) m pl

  1. plural of رَاجِل (rājil)
  2. plural of رَجِل (rajil)

Chadian Arabic

Noun

رجال • (rujāl) m

  1. plural of راجل (rājil, “man”)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ج ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

From one of the many variants of Arabic راجِل (rājil), رَجُل (rajul). Perhaps a backformation from the plural رَجّالة (rajjāla) or a singularisation of the plural رُجّال (rujjāl). Doublet of راجِل (rājil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rid͡ʒ.d͡ʒaːl/

Noun

رِجَّال • (rijjāl) m (plural رِجَال (rijāl))

  1. man
    Synonym: راجِل (rājil)

Etymology 2

From Arabic رِجَال (rijāl, “men”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.ˈd͡ʒaːl/, [rɪ.ˈd͡ʒaːl]

Noun

رِجَال • (rijāl) pl

  1. plural of رِجَّال (rijjāl, “man”)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic رِجَال (rijāl), plural of رَجُل (rajul).

Noun

رجال • (rical)

  1. important people, dignitaries
    Synonym: اركان (erkân)

Descendants

  • Turkish: rical

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “rical”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From one of the many variants of Arabic راجِل (rājil), رَجُل (rajul). Perhaps a backformation from the plural رَجّالة (rajjāla) or a singularisation of the plural رُجّال (rujjāl). Doublet of رجل (rajul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riʒ.ʒaːl/, [rɪʒˈʒæːl]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

رجّال • (rijjāl) m (plural رجال (rjāl))

  1. man
    Synonyms: زلمة (zalame), (formal) رجل (rajul)
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