Etymograph

English

Jahiliyyah

Jahiliyyah comes from Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentجَاهِلِيَّة
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1834Jahiliyyah

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentجَاهِلِيَّة
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1834Jahiliyyah

Earliest quotation: 1834, : Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society o: “Some valuable chapters are occupied with the drawing of…”

Every English word from Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة

Today it means

name The supposed condition of ignorance, barbarism and unbelief, that, according to Islamic tradition, was prevalent in Arabia before the coming of Islam.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة / Jahiliyyah

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