dajjal

English

Alternative forms

  • Al-Dajjal, Dajjal

Etymology

From Arabic دَجَّال (dajjāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈd͡ʒɑːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

dajjal (plural dajjals)

  1. (Islam) false messiah, deceiver
    • 1894, William Le Queux, Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara‎[1]:
      “Enough!” he growled between his teeth, as in a second he drew a knife from his waist, and, clutching her by the throat, forced her upon her knees. “Thou art the handmaiden of Al-Dajjâl, and the mark of the Câfer is set upon thy brow. Thou shalt die!”

Further reading

Malay

Noun

dajjal

  1. alternative form of dajal
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