نجل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن ج ل (n-j-l). Connectable to Hebrew נָגַר (nagar, “to flow out”), Aramaic נְגַר (nəgar, “to flow out”), Classical Syriac ܢܓܰܪ (nəgar, “to last”), Ge'ez ነገድ (nägäd, “kin; progeny”), Hebrew נֶכֶד (neḵeḏ, “progeny”), Ge'ez ነገደ (nägädä, “to travel”), Aramaic נְגַד / ܢܓܰܕ (nəgad, “to flow; to draw, to pull; to stretch out”), Ge'ez ሞገድ (mogäd, “wave”), Ge'ez ነገለ (nägälä, “to be uprooted; to roll up”), Classical Syriac ܢܓܰܠ (nəgal, “to clear away”). From here developing ideas of begetting, offspring creeping out of plants and animals, so also in Tigre ነገል (näggäl, “young goat, kid”).

Verb

نَجَلَ • (najala) I, non-past يَنْجِلُ or يَنْجُلُ‎ (yanjilu or yanjulu)

1. to be covered with vegetation
2. to have offspring, to beget, to sire
3. to kick
4. to mistreat
5. to lead out, to draw out
6. to remove the skin of
7. to cut with the sickle

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَجَلَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun نَجْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَجْل najl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاجِل nājil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَنْجُول manjūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجَلْتُ najaltu	نَجَلْتَ najalta	نَجَلَ najala		نَجَلْتُمَا najaltumā	نَجَلَا najalā		نَجَلْنَا najalnā	نَجَلْتُمْ najaltum	نَجَلُوا najalū
	f		نَجَلْتِ najalti	نَجَلَتْ najalat			نَجَلَتَا najalatā			نَجَلْتُنَّ najaltunna	نَجَلْنَ najalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجِلُ or أَنْجُلُ ʔanjilu or ʔanjulu	تَنْجِلُ or تَنْجُلُ tanjilu or tanjulu	يَنْجِلُ or يَنْجُلُ yanjilu or yanjulu		تَنْجِلَانِ or تَنْجُلَانِ tanjilāni or tanjulāni	يَنْجِلَانِ or يَنْجُلَانِ yanjilāni or yanjulāni		نَنْجِلُ or نَنْجُلُ nanjilu or nanjulu	تَنْجِلُونَ or تَنْجُلُونَ tanjilūna or tanjulūna	يَنْجِلُونَ or يَنْجُلُونَ yanjilūna or yanjulūna
	f		تَنْجِلِينَ or تَنْجُلِينَ tanjilīna or tanjulīna	تَنْجِلُ or تَنْجُلُ tanjilu or tanjulu			تَنْجِلَانِ or تَنْجُلَانِ tanjilāni or tanjulāni			تَنْجِلْنَ or تَنْجُلْنَ tanjilna or tanjulna	يَنْجِلْنَ or يَنْجُلْنَ yanjilna or yanjulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجِلَ or أَنْجُلَ ʔanjila or ʔanjula	تَنْجِلَ or تَنْجُلَ tanjila or tanjula	يَنْجِلَ or يَنْجُلَ yanjila or yanjula		تَنْجِلَا or تَنْجُلَا tanjilā or tanjulā	يَنْجِلَا or يَنْجُلَا yanjilā or yanjulā		نَنْجِلَ or نَنْجُلَ nanjila or nanjula	تَنْجِلُوا or تَنْجُلُوا tanjilū or tanjulū	يَنْجِلُوا or يَنْجُلُوا yanjilū or yanjulū
	f		تَنْجِلِي or تَنْجُلِي tanjilī or tanjulī	تَنْجِلَ or تَنْجُلَ tanjila or tanjula			تَنْجِلَا or تَنْجُلَا tanjilā or tanjulā			تَنْجِلْنَ or تَنْجُلْنَ tanjilna or tanjulna	يَنْجِلْنَ or يَنْجُلْنَ yanjilna or yanjulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجِلْ or أَنْجُلْ ʔanjil or ʔanjul	تَنْجِلْ or تَنْجُلْ tanjil or tanjul	يَنْجِلْ or يَنْجُلْ yanjil or yanjul		تَنْجِلَا or تَنْجُلَا tanjilā or tanjulā	يَنْجِلَا or يَنْجُلَا yanjilā or yanjulā		نَنْجِلْ or نَنْجُلْ nanjil or nanjul	تَنْجِلُوا or تَنْجُلُوا tanjilū or tanjulū	يَنْجِلُوا or يَنْجُلُوا yanjilū or yanjulū
	f		تَنْجِلِي or تَنْجُلِي tanjilī or tanjulī	تَنْجِلْ or تَنْجُلْ tanjil or tanjul			تَنْجِلَا or تَنْجُلَا tanjilā or tanjulā			تَنْجِلْنَ or تَنْجُلْنَ tanjilna or tanjulna	يَنْجِلْنَ or يَنْجُلْنَ yanjilna or yanjulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْجِلْ or اُنْجُلْ injil or unjul			اِنْجِلَا or اُنْجُلَا injilā or unjulā				اِنْجِلُوا or اُنْجُلُوا injilū or unjulū
	f		اِنْجِلِي or اُنْجُلِي injilī or unjulī							اِنْجِلْنَ or اُنْجُلْنَ injilna or unjulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نُجِلْتُ nujiltu	نُجِلْتَ nujilta	نُجِلَ nujila		نُجِلْتُمَا nujiltumā	نُجِلَا nujilā		نُجِلْنَا nujilnā	نُجِلْتُمْ nujiltum	نُجِلُوا nujilū
	f		نُجِلْتِ nujilti	نُجِلَتْ nujilat			نُجِلَتَا nujilatā			نُجِلْتُنَّ nujiltunna	نُجِلْنَ nujilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُنْجَلُ ʔunjalu	تُنْجَلُ tunjalu	يُنْجَلُ yunjalu		تُنْجَلَانِ tunjalāni	يُنْجَلَانِ yunjalāni		نُنْجَلُ nunjalu	تُنْجَلُونَ tunjalūna	يُنْجَلُونَ yunjalūna
	f		تُنْجَلِينَ tunjalīna	تُنْجَلُ tunjalu			تُنْجَلَانِ tunjalāni			تُنْجَلْنَ tunjalna	يُنْجَلْنَ yunjalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُنْجَلَ ʔunjala	تُنْجَلَ tunjala	يُنْجَلَ yunjala		تُنْجَلَا tunjalā	يُنْجَلَا yunjalā		نُنْجَلَ nunjala	تُنْجَلُوا tunjalū	يُنْجَلُوا yunjalū
	f		تُنْجَلِي tunjalī	تُنْجَلَ tunjala			تُنْجَلَا tunjalā			تُنْجَلْنَ tunjalna	يُنْجَلْنَ yunjalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُنْجَلْ ʔunjal	تُنْجَلْ tunjal	يُنْجَلْ yunjal		تُنْجَلَا tunjalā	يُنْجَلَا yunjalā		نُنْجَلْ nunjal	تُنْجَلُوا tunjalū	يُنْجَلُوا yunjalū
	f		تُنْجَلِي tunjalī	تُنْجَلْ tunjal			تُنْجَلَا tunjalā			تُنْجَلْنَ tunjalna	يُنْجَلْنَ yunjalna

Verb

نَجِلَ • (najila) I, non-past يَنْجَلُ‎ (yanjalu)

1. to have large or widely open eyes, to be widely open (of an eye)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

نَجِلَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun نَجَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						نَجَل najal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						نَاجِل nājil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نَجِلْتُ najiltu	نَجِلْتَ najilta	نَجِلَ najila		نَجِلْتُمَا najiltumā	نَجِلَا najilā		نَجِلْنَا najilnā	نَجِلْتُمْ najiltum	نَجِلُوا najilū
	f		نَجِلْتِ najilti	نَجِلَتْ najilat			نَجِلَتَا najilatā			نَجِلْتُنَّ najiltunna	نَجِلْنَ najilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنْجَلُ ʔanjalu	تَنْجَلُ tanjalu	يَنْجَلُ yanjalu		تَنْجَلَانِ tanjalāni	يَنْجَلَانِ yanjalāni		نَنْجَلُ nanjalu	تَنْجَلُونَ tanjalūna	يَنْجَلُونَ yanjalūna
	f		تَنْجَلِينَ tanjalīna	تَنْجَلُ tanjalu			تَنْجَلَانِ tanjalāni			تَنْجَلْنَ tanjalna	يَنْجَلْنَ yanjalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنْجَلَ ʔanjala	تَنْجَلَ tanjala	يَنْجَلَ yanjala		تَنْجَلَا tanjalā	يَنْجَلَا yanjalā		نَنْجَلَ nanjala	تَنْجَلُوا tanjalū	يَنْجَلُوا yanjalū
	f		تَنْجَلِي tanjalī	تَنْجَلَ tanjala			تَنْجَلَا tanjalā			تَنْجَلْنَ tanjalna	يَنْجَلْنَ yanjalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنْجَلْ ʔanjal	تَنْجَلْ tanjal	يَنْجَلْ yanjal		تَنْجَلَا tanjalā	يَنْجَلَا yanjalā		نَنْجَلْ nanjal	تَنْجَلُوا tanjalū	يَنْجَلُوا yanjalū
	f		تَنْجَلِي tanjalī	تَنْجَلْ tanjal			تَنْجَلَا tanjalā			تَنْجَلْنَ tanjalna	يَنْجَلْنَ yanjalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِنْجَلْ injal			اِنْجَلَا injalā				اِنْجَلُوا injalū
	f		اِنْجَلِي injalī							اِنْجَلْنَ injalna

Noun

نَجْل • (najl) m (plural أَنْجَال (ʔanjāl))

1. posterity
2. offspring, child

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْل (najl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجْل najl	النَّجْل an-najl	نَجْل najl
Nominative	نَجْلٌ najlun	النَّجْلُ an-najlu	نَجْلُ najlu
Accusative	نَجْلًا najlan	النَّجْلَ an-najla	نَجْلَ najla
Genitive	نَجْلٍ najlin	النَّجْلِ an-najli	نَجْلِ najli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجْلَيْن najlayn	النَّجْلَيْن an-najlayn	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Nominative	نَجْلَانِ najlāni	النَّجْلَانِ an-najlāni	نَجْلَا najlā
Accusative	نَجْلَيْنِ najlayni	النَّجْلَيْنِ an-najlayni	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Genitive	نَجْلَيْنِ najlayni	النَّجْلَيْنِ an-najlayni	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنْجَال ʔanjāl	الْأَنْجَال al-ʔanjāl	أَنْجَال ʔanjāl
Nominative	أَنْجَالٌ ʔanjālun	الْأَنْجَالُ al-ʔanjālu	أَنْجَالُ ʔanjālu
Accusative	أَنْجَالًا ʔanjālan	الْأَنْجَالَ al-ʔanjāla	أَنْجَالَ ʔanjāla
Genitive	أَنْجَالٍ ʔanjālin	الْأَنْجَالِ al-ʔanjāli	أَنْجَالِ ʔanjāli

Noun

نَجْل • (najl) m (plural نِجَال (nijāl))

1. flowing water

Declension

Declension of noun نَجْل (najl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجْل najl	النَّجْل an-najl	نَجْل najl
Nominative	نَجْلٌ najlun	النَّجْلُ an-najlu	نَجْلُ najlu
Accusative	نَجْلًا najlan	النَّجْلَ an-najla	نَجْلَ najla
Genitive	نَجْلٍ najlin	النَّجْلِ an-najli	نَجْلِ najli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَجْلَيْن najlayn	النَّجْلَيْن an-najlayn	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Nominative	نَجْلَانِ najlāni	النَّجْلَانِ an-najlāni	نَجْلَا najlā
Accusative	نَجْلَيْنِ najlayni	النَّجْلَيْنِ an-najlayni	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Genitive	نَجْلَيْنِ najlayni	النَّجْلَيْنِ an-najlayni	نَجْلَيْ najlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِجَال nijāl	النِّجَال an-nijāl	نِجَال nijāl
Nominative	نِجَالٌ nijālun	النِّجَالُ an-nijālu	نِجَالُ nijālu
Accusative	نِجَالًا nijālan	النِّجَالَ an-nijāla	نِجَالَ nijāla
Genitive	نِجَالٍ nijālin	النِّجَالِ an-nijāli	نِجَالِ nijāli

Adjective

نُجْل • (nujl) c pl

1. common plural of أَنْجَلُ (ʔanjalu, “having large or widely open eyes”)

References

• “نجل” in Almaany
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