مجهول

مجهول

See also: مجہول‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of جَهِلَ‎ (jahila, “to be ignorant, to not know”), from the root ج ه ل‎ (j-h-l): literally, “not known”. The word is used to describe the passive voice, because in the passive the agent of the verb is usually not mentioned and is therefore unknown.

Adjective

مَجْهُول • (majhūl) (feminine مَجْهُولَة‎ (majhūla), masculine plural مَجْهُولُونَ‎ (majhūlūna))

1. unknown
2. anonymous

Declension

Declension of adjective مَجْهُول (majhūl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجْهُول majhūl	الْمَجْهُول‎ al-majhūl	مَجْهُولَة‎ majhūla	الْمَجْهُولَة‎ al-majhūla
Nominative	مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun	الْمَجْهُولُ‎ al-majhūlu	مَجْهُولَةٌ‎ majhūlatun	الْمَجْهُولَةُ‎ al-majhūlatu
Accusative	مَجْهُولًا‎ majhūlan	الْمَجْهُولَ‎ al-majhūla	مَجْهُولَةً‎ majhūlatan	الْمَجْهُولَةَ‎ al-majhūlata
Genitive	مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin	الْمَجْهُولِ‎ al-majhūli	مَجْهُولَةٍ‎ majhūlatin	الْمَجْهُولَةِ‎ al-majhūlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجْهُولَيْن‎ majhūlayn	الْمَجْهُولَيْن‎ al-majhūlayn	مَجْهُولَتَيْن‎ majhūlatayn	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْن‎ al-majhūlatayn
Nominative	مَجْهُولَانِ‎ majhūlāni	الْمَجْهُولَانِ‎ al-majhūlāni	مَجْهُولَتَانِ‎ majhūlatāni	الْمَجْهُولَتَانِ‎ al-majhūlatāni
Accusative	مَجْهُولَيْنِ‎ majhūlayni	الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ‎ al-majhūlayni	مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‎ majhūlatayni	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-majhūlatayni
Genitive	مَجْهُولَيْنِ‎ majhūlayni	الْمَجْهُولَيْنِ‎ al-majhūlayni	مَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‎ majhūlatayni	الْمَجْهُولَتَيْنِ‎ al-majhūlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَجْهُولِين‎ majhūlīn	الْمَجْهُولِين‎ al-majhūlīn	مَجْهُولَات‎ majhūlāt	الْمَجْهُولَات‎ al-majhūlāt
Nominative	مَجْهُولُونَ‎ majhūlūna	الْمَجْهُولُونَ‎ al-majhūlūna	مَجْهُولَاتٌ‎ majhūlātun	الْمَجْهُولَاتُ‎ al-majhūlātu
Accusative	مَجْهُولِينَ‎ majhūlīna	الْمَجْهُولِينَ‎ al-majhūlīna	مَجْهُولَاتٍ‎ majhūlātin	الْمَجْهُولَاتِ‎ al-majhūlāti
Genitive	مَجْهُولِينَ‎ majhūlīna	الْمَجْهُولِينَ‎ al-majhūlīna	مَجْهُولَاتٍ‎ majhūlātin	الْمَجْهُولَاتِ‎ al-majhūlāti

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: məchul
• Persian: مجهول‎ (majhul)
• Turkish: meçhul
• Urdu: مجہول‎
• Uzbek: majhul

Noun

مَجْهُول • (majhūl) m

1. (grammar) passive voice
2. a variety of date palm with large and sweet fruit

Declension

Declension of noun مَجْهُول (majhūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَجْهُول majhūl	الْمَجْهُول‎ al-majhūl	مَجْهُول majhūl
Nominative	مَجْهُولٌ majhūlun	الْمَجْهُولُ‎ al-majhūlu	مَجْهُولُ majhūlu
Accusative	مَجْهُولًا‎ majhūlan	الْمَجْهُولَ‎ al-majhūla	مَجْهُولَ majhūla
Genitive	مَجْهُولٍ majhūlin	الْمَجْهُولِ‎ al-majhūli	مَجْهُولِ majhūli

Coordinate terms

• مَعْلُوم‎ (maʿlūm), مَعْرُوف‎ (maʿrūf, “active voice”)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “مجهول”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مجهول”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مجهول”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَجْهُول‎ (majhūl).

Adjective

مجهول • (majhul)

1. (grammar) passive
2. unknown

Antonyms

• معلوم‎ (ma'lum)