English
jahilliya
Jahilliya comes from Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة ‘ignorance’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَاهِلِيَّةjāhiliyya‘ignorance’
- Englishtodayjahilliya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَاهِلِيَّةjāhiliyya‘ignorance’
- Englishtodayjahilliya
Every English word from Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة
Today it means
noun A pre-Islamic period of ignorance and darkness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جَاهِلِيَّة / jahilliya