Morphology Explorer — جهل

jhl

Root analysis: 24 occurrences across 24 verses in the Quran

جهل
jhl
24
Total Occurrences
24
Verses
9
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories

Part-of-Speech Distribution

Noun ×19 Verb ×5

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Word Forms in the Quran 9

ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina 6 ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ljaahililahi 4 بِجَهَٰلَةٍ bijahaalahin 4 تَجْهَلُونَ tajhaluna 4 ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ ljaahiluna 2 ٱلْجَاهِلُ ljaahilu 1 يَجْهَلُونَ yajhaluna 1 جَٰهِلُونَ jaahiluna 1 جَهُولًا jahulana 1

Quranic Concordance 24

Every occurrence of the root جهل in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.

Tense / Aspect

Perfect
Completed action (past tense)
Imperfect
Ongoing or future action (present/future)
Imperative
A command or request

Voice

Active
Subject performs the action
Passive
Subject receives the action

Person

1st Person
Speaker ("I" or "we")
2nd Person
Addressed ("you")
3rd Person
Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")

Gender & Number

Masculine / Feminine
Grammatical gender of the subject
Singular
One person or thing
Dual
Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
Plural
Three or more

Case

Nominative
Subject of the sentence
Accusative
Object of the verb
Genitive
After a preposition or in possession

State

Definite
With "al-" (the)
Indefinite
Without "al-" (a/an)

Derivation

Participle
Verb form used as adjective/noun
Verbal Noun
Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")

Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).

Verse Arabic Transliteration English POS Features
2:67 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
2:273 ٱلْجَاهِلُ ljaahilu ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
3:154 ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ljaahililahi ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
4:17 بِجَهَٰلَةٍ bijahaalahin ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
5:50 ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ljaahililahi ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
6:35 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
6:54 بِجَهَٰلَةٍ bijahaalahin ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
6:111 يَجْهَلُونَ yajhaluna (v.) ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Verb V
7:138 تَجْهَلُونَ tajhaluna (v.) ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Verb V
7:199 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
11:29 تَجْهَلُونَ tajhaluna (v.) ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Verb V
11:46 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
12:33 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
12:89 جَٰهِلُونَ jaahiluna ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
16:119 بِجَهَٰلَةٍ bijahaalahin ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
25:63 ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ ljaahiluna ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
27:55 تَجْهَلُونَ tajhaluna (v.) ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Verb V
28:55 ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ljaahilina ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
33:33 ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ljaahililahi ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
33:72 جَهُولًا jahulana ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
39:64 ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ ljaahiluna ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
46:23 تَجْهَلُونَ tajhaluna (v.) ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Verb V
48:26 ٱلْجَٰهِلِيَّةِ ljaahililahi ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
49:6 بِجَهَٰلَةٍ bijahaalahin ignorance, lack of knowledge, or acting foolishly Noun Noun
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