رجل

See also: زحل

Arabic

Root
ر ج ل (r j l)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒi.la/

Verb

رَجِلَ • (rajila) I (non-past يَرْجَلُ (yarjalu), verbal noun رَجِل (rajil))

1. to go on foot, to walk

Conjugation

Conjugation of رَجِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun رَجِل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						رَجِل rajil
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						رَاجِل, أَرْجَل, رَجِل, رَجَل rājil, ʔarjal, rajil, rajal
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَرْجُول marjūl
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	رَجِلْتُ rajiltu	رَجِلْتَ rajilta	رَجِلَ rajila		رَجِلْتُمَا rajiltumā	رَجِلَا rajilā		رَجِلْنَا rajilnā	رَجِلْتُمْ rajiltum	رَجِلُوا rajilū
	f		رَجِلْتِ rajilti	رَجِلَتْ rajilat			رَجِلَتَا rajilatā			رَجِلْتُنَّ rajiltunna	رَجِلْنَ rajilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَرْجَلُ ʔarjalu	تَرْجَلُ tarjalu	يَرْجَلُ yarjalu		تَرْجَلَانِ tarjalāni	يَرْجَلَانِ yarjalāni		نَرْجَلُ narjalu	تَرْجَلُونَ tarjalūna	يَرْجَلُونَ yarjalūna
	f		تَرْجَلِينَ tarjalīna	تَرْجَلُ tarjalu			تَرْجَلَانِ tarjalāni			تَرْجَلْنَ tarjalna	يَرْجَلْنَ yarjalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَرْجَلَ ʔarjala	تَرْجَلَ tarjala	يَرْجَلَ yarjala		تَرْجَلَا tarjalā	يَرْجَلَا yarjalā		نَرْجَلَ narjala	تَرْجَلُوا tarjalū	يَرْجَلُوا yarjalū
	f		تَرْجَلِي tarjalī	تَرْجَلَ tarjala			تَرْجَلَا tarjalā			تَرْجَلْنَ tarjalna	يَرْجَلْنَ yarjalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَرْجَلْ ʔarjal	تَرْجَلْ tarjal	يَرْجَلْ yarjal		تَرْجَلَا tarjalā	يَرْجَلَا yarjalā		نَرْجَلْ narjal	تَرْجَلُوا tarjalū	يَرْجَلُوا yarjalū
	f		تَرْجَلِي tarjalī	تَرْجَلْ tarjal			تَرْجَلَا tarjalā			تَرْجَلْنَ tarjalna	يَرْجَلْنَ yarjalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِرْجَلْ irjal			اِرْجَلَا irjalā				اِرْجَلُوا irjalū
	f		اِرْجَلِي irjalī							اِرْجَلْنَ irjalna
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	—	—	رُجِلَ rujila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُرْجَلُ yurjalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُرْجَلَ yurjala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُرْجَلْ yurjal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rad͡ʒ.d͡ʒa.la/

Verb

رَجَّلَ • (rajjala) II (non-past يُرَجِّلُ (yurajjilu), verbal noun تَرْجِيل (tarjīl))

1. to comb (the hair)
2. to let down (the hair)

Conjugation

Conjugation of رَجَّلَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَرْجِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرْجِيل tarjīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُرَجِّل murajjil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُرَجَّل murajjal
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	رَجَّلْتُ rajjaltu	رَجَّلْتَ rajjalta	رَجَّلَ rajjala		رَجَّلْتُمَا rajjaltumā	رَجَّلَا rajjalā		رَجَّلْنَا rajjalnā	رَجَّلْتُمْ rajjaltum	رَجَّلُوا rajjalū
	f		رَجَّلْتِ rajjalti	رَجَّلَتْ rajjalat			رَجَّلَتَا rajjalatā			رَجَّلْتُنَّ rajjaltunna	رَجَّلْنَ rajjalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَجِّلُ ʔurajjilu	تُرَجِّلُ turajjilu	يُرَجِّلُ yurajjilu		تُرَجِّلَانِ turajjilāni	يُرَجِّلَانِ yurajjilāni		نُرَجِّلُ nurajjilu	تُرَجِّلُونَ turajjilūna	يُرَجِّلُونَ yurajjilūna
	f		تُرَجِّلِينَ turajjilīna	تُرَجِّلُ turajjilu			تُرَجِّلَانِ turajjilāni			تُرَجِّلْنَ turajjilna	يُرَجِّلْنَ yurajjilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَجِّلَ ʔurajjila	تُرَجِّلَ turajjila	يُرَجِّلَ yurajjila		تُرَجِّلَا turajjilā	يُرَجِّلَا yurajjilā		نُرَجِّلَ nurajjila	تُرَجِّلُوا turajjilū	يُرَجِّلُوا yurajjilū
	f		تُرَجِّلِي turajjilī	تُرَجِّلَ turajjila			تُرَجِّلَا turajjilā			تُرَجِّلْنَ turajjilna	يُرَجِّلْنَ yurajjilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَجِّلْ ʔurajjil	تُرَجِّلْ turajjil	يُرَجِّلْ yurajjil		تُرَجِّلَا turajjilā	يُرَجِّلَا yurajjilā		نُرَجِّلْ nurajjil	تُرَجِّلُوا turajjilū	يُرَجِّلُوا yurajjilū
	f		تُرَجِّلِي turajjilī	تُرَجِّلْ turajjil			تُرَجِّلَا turajjilā			تُرَجِّلْنَ turajjilna	يُرَجِّلْنَ yurajjilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رَجِّلْ rajjil			رَجِّلَا rajjilā				رَجِّلُوا rajjilū
	f		رَجِّلِي rajjilī							رَجِّلْنَ rajjilna
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	رُجِّلْتُ rujjiltu	رُجِّلْتَ rujjilta	رُجِّلَ rujjila		رُجِّلْتُمَا rujjiltumā	رُجِّلَا rujjilā		رُجِّلْنَا rujjilnā	رُجِّلْتُمْ rujjiltum	رُجِّلُوا rujjilū
	f		رُجِّلْتِ rujjilti	رُجِّلَتْ rujjilat			رُجِّلَتَا rujjilatā			رُجِّلْتُنَّ rujjiltunna	رُجِّلْنَ rujjilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَجَّلُ ʔurajjalu	تُرَجَّلُ turajjalu	يُرَجَّلُ yurajjalu		تُرَجَّلَانِ turajjalāni	يُرَجَّلَانِ yurajjalāni		نُرَجَّلُ nurajjalu	تُرَجَّلُونَ turajjalūna	يُرَجَّلُونَ yurajjalūna
	f		تُرَجَّلِينَ turajjalīna	تُرَجَّلُ turajjalu			تُرَجَّلَانِ turajjalāni			تُرَجَّلْنَ turajjalna	يُرَجَّلْنَ yurajjalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَجَّلَ ʔurajjala	تُرَجَّلَ turajjala	يُرَجَّلَ yurajjala		تُرَجَّلَا turajjalā	يُرَجَّلَا yurajjalā		نُرَجَّلَ nurajjala	تُرَجَّلُوا turajjalū	يُرَجَّلُوا yurajjalū
	f		تُرَجَّلِي turajjalī	تُرَجَّلَ turajjala			تُرَجَّلَا turajjalā			تُرَجَّلْنَ turajjalna	يُرَجَّلْنَ yurajjalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَجَّلْ ʔurajjal	تُرَجَّلْ turajjal	يُرَجَّلْ yurajjal		تُرَجَّلَا turajjalā	يُرَجَّلَا yurajjalā		نُرَجَّلْ nurajjal	تُرَجَّلُوا turajjalū	يُرَجَّلُوا yurajjalū
	f		تُرَجَّلِي turajjalī	تُرَجَّلْ turajjal			تُرَجَّلَا turajjalā			تُرَجَّلْنَ turajjalna	يُرَجَّلْنَ yurajjalna

Etymology 3

Originally "walker", attested with the meaning "footsoldier" as Safaitic 𐪇𐪔𐪁 (rgl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒul/

Noun

رَجُل • (rajul) m (plural رِجَال (rijāl))

1. man (adult male human)

   Coordinate term: اِمْرَأَة (imraʔa)

Declension

Declension of noun رَجُل (rajul)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَجُل rajul	الرَّجُل ar-rajul	رَجُل rajul
nominative	رَجُلٌ rajulun	الرَّجُلُ ar-rajulu	رَجُلُ rajulu
accusative	رَجُلًا rajulan	الرَّجُلَ ar-rajula	رَجُلَ rajula
genitive	رَجُلٍ rajulin	الرَّجُلِ ar-rajuli	رَجُلِ rajuli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَجُلَيْن rajulayn	الرَّجُلَيْن ar-rajulayn	رَجُلَيْ rajulay
nominative	رَجُلَانِ rajulāni	الرَّجُلَانِ ar-rajulāni	رَجُلَا rajulā
accusative	رَجُلَيْنِ rajulayni	الرَّجُلَيْنِ ar-rajulayni	رَجُلَيْ rajulay
genitive	رَجُلَيْنِ rajulayni	الرَّجُلَيْنِ ar-rajulayni	رَجُلَيْ rajulay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجَال rijāl	الرِّجَال ar-rijāl	رِجَال rijāl
nominative	رِجَالٌ rijālun	الرِّجَالُ ar-rijālu	رِجَالُ rijālu
accusative	رِجَالًا rijālan	الرِّجَالَ ar-rijāla	رِجَالَ rijāla
genitive	رِجَالٍ rijālin	الرِّجَالِ ar-rijāli	رِجَالِ rijāli

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: ريال (rayyāl, “man”), ريل (rayil, “husband”)
• Hijazi Arabic: رِجَّال (rijjāl)
• Maltese: raġel

Noun

رَجْل • (rajl) m (plural رِجَال (rijāl))

1. obsolete form of رَجُل (rajul)

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *rigl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rid͡ʒl/

Noun

رِجْل • (rijl) f (plural أَرْجُل (ʔarjul)) (countable)

1. (anatomy) an extremity; a limb

   Synonyms: طَرَف (ṭaraf), ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ), يَد (yad)

   2. (of humans) a leg

      Hyponyms: فَخْذ (faḵḏ, “upper leg, thigh”), رُكْبَة (rukba, “knee”), سَاق (sāq, “lower leg, shank”), عَقِب (ʕaqib, “heel”), قَدَم (qadam, “foot”)

   3. (of quadrupeds) a hind leg

      Coordinate term: يَد (yad, “foreleg”)

Declension

Declension of noun رِجْل (rijl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْل rijl	الرِّجْل ar-rijl	رِجْل rijl
nominative	رِجْلٌ rijlun	الرِّجْلُ ar-rijlu	رِجْلُ rijlu
accusative	رِجْلًا rijlan	الرِّجْلَ ar-rijla	رِجْلَ rijla
genitive	رِجْلٍ rijlin	الرِّجْلِ ar-rijli	رِجْلِ rijli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْلَيْن rijlayn	الرِّجْلَيْن ar-rijlayn	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
nominative	رِجْلَانِ rijlāni	الرِّجْلَانِ ar-rijlāni	رِجْلَا rijlā
accusative	رِجْلَيْنِ rijlayni	الرِّجْلَيْنِ ar-rijlayni	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
genitive	رِجْلَيْنِ rijlayni	الرِّجْلَيْنِ ar-rijlayni	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْجُل ʔarjul	الْأَرْجُل al-ʔarjul	أَرْجُل ʔarjul
nominative	أَرْجُلٌ ʔarjulun	الْأَرْجُلُ al-ʔarjulu	أَرْجُلُ ʔarjulu
accusative	أَرْجُلًا ʔarjulan	الْأَرْجُلَ al-ʔarjula	أَرْجُلَ ʔarjula
genitive	أَرْجُلٍ ʔarjulin	الْأَرْجُلِ al-ʔarjuli	أَرْجُلِ ʔarjuli

Derived terms

• رِجْل الْقَنْطُور (rijl al-qanṭūr, “Alpha Centauri”, literally “foot of the centaur”)

Descendants

• Egyptian Arabic: رجل f (regl)
• Gulf Arabic: ريل f (rīl)
• Hijazi Arabic: رِجِل f (rijil)
• Maltese: riġel f
• Moroccan Arabic: رجل f (rjal)
• North Levantine Arabic: إجر f (ʔijr)

Noun

رِجْل • (rijl) m (plural أَرْجَال (ʔarjāl))

1. swarm (especially, of locusts)

Declension

Declension of noun رِجْل (rijl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْل rijl	الرِّجْل ar-rijl	رِجْل rijl
nominative	رِجْلٌ rijlun	الرِّجْلُ ar-rijlu	رِجْلُ rijlu
accusative	رِجْلًا rijlan	الرِّجْلَ ar-rijla	رِجْلَ rijla
genitive	رِجْلٍ rijlin	الرِّجْلِ ar-rijli	رِجْلِ rijli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْلَيْن rijlayn	الرِّجْلَيْن ar-rijlayn	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
nominative	رِجْلَانِ rijlāni	الرِّجْلَانِ ar-rijlāni	رِجْلَا rijlā
accusative	رِجْلَيْنِ rijlayni	الرِّجْلَيْنِ ar-rijlayni	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
genitive	رِجْلَيْنِ rijlayni	الرِّجْلَيْنِ ar-rijlayni	رِجْلَيْ rijlay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَرْجَال ʔarjāl	الْأَرْجَال al-ʔarjāl	أَرْجَال ʔarjāl
nominative	أَرْجَالٌ ʔarjālun	الْأَرْجَالُ al-ʔarjālu	أَرْجَالُ ʔarjālu
accusative	أَرْجَالًا ʔarjālan	الْأَرْجَالَ al-ʔarjāla	أَرْجَالَ ʔarjāla
genitive	أَرْجَالٍ ʔarjālin	الْأَرْجَالِ al-ʔarjāli	أَرْجَالِ ʔarjāli

Noun

رِجْل • (rijl) m (collective)

1. common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Declension

Declension of noun رِجْل (rijl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْل rijl	الرِّجْل ar-rijl	رِجْل rijl
nominative	رِجْلٌ rijlun	الرِّجْلُ ar-rijlu	رِجْلُ rijlu
accusative	رِجْلًا rijlan	الرِّجْلَ ar-rijla	رِجْلَ rijla
genitive	رِجْلٍ rijlin	الرِّجْلِ ar-rijli	رِجْلِ rijli

Alternative forms

• رِجْلَة (rijla)

Noun

رِجْل • (rijl) m

1. going on foot, pedestrian, walking

Declension

Declension of noun رِجْل (rijl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رِجْل rijl	الرِّجْل ar-rijl	رِجْل rijl
nominative	رِجْلٌ rijlun	الرِّجْلُ ar-rijlu	رِجْلُ rijlu
accusative	رِجْلًا rijlan	الرِّجْلَ ar-rijla	رِجْلَ rijla
genitive	رِجْلٍ rijlin	الرِّجْلِ ar-rijli	رِجْلِ rijli

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.d͡ʒil/

Noun

رَجِل • (rajil) m (plural رَجْل (rajl) or رِجَال (rijāl) or رَجْلَة (rajla) or رَجْلَى (rajlā) or رُجَّال (rujjāl) or رَجَّالَة (rajjāla) or رُجَّالَى (rujjālā) or رَجَالَى (rajālā) or رُجَالَى (rujālā) or رُجْلَان (rujlān) or أَرَاجِل (ʔarājil) or أَرَاجِيل (ʔarājīl) or أَرْجِلَة (ʔarjila))

1. verbal noun of رَجِلَ (rajila) (form I)
2. pedestrian, traveler on foot
3. neither lank nor crisp, neither scrawny nor shredded, neither svelte nor portly, well on foot due to not having excess mass
   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Buḵāriyy, 60:68:

     رَأَيْتُ مُوسَى وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ ضَرْبٌ رَجِلٌ، كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ شَنُوءَةَ، وَرَأَيْتُ عِيسَى، فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ رَبْعَةٌ أَحْمَرُ كَأَنَّمَا خَرَجَ مِنْ دِيمَاسٍ

     raʔaytu mūsā waʔiḏā rajulun ḍarbun rajilun, kaʔannahu min rijāli šanūʔata, waraʔaytu ʕīsā, faʔiḏā huwa rajulun rabʕatun ʔaḥmaru kaʔannamā ḵaraja min dīmāsin

     I saw Moses who was a man neither of a scrawny nor a shredded stature, as though he were of the Šanūʾa men, and I saw Jesus, cobby and red as though he had come out of a bathhouse.

4. foal which is allowed to suck freely

Declension

Declension of noun رَجِل (rajil)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَجِل rajil	الرَّجِل ar-rajil	رَجِل rajil
nominative	رَجِلٌ rajilun	الرَّجِلُ ar-rajilu	رَجِلُ rajilu
accusative	رَجِلًا rajilan	الرَّجِلَ ar-rajila	رَجِلَ rajila
genitive	رَجِلٍ rajilin	الرَّجِلِ ar-rajili	رَجِلِ rajili
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَجِلَيْن rajilayn	الرَّجِلَيْن ar-rajilayn	رَجِلَيْ rajilay
nominative	رَجِلَانِ rajilāni	الرَّجِلَانِ ar-rajilāni	رَجِلَا rajilā
accusative	رَجِلَيْنِ rajilayni	الرَّجِلَيْنِ ar-rajilayni	رَجِلَيْ rajilay
genitive	رَجِلَيْنِ rajilayni	الرَّجِلَيْنِ ar-rajilayni	رَجِلَيْ rajilay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; broken plural invariable‎; basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	رَجْل‎; رِجَال‎; رَجْلَة‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّال‎; رَجَّالَة‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَان‎; أَرَاجِل‎; أَرَاجِيل‎; أَرْجِلَة rajl‎; rijāl‎; rajla‎; rajlā‎; rujjāl‎; rajjāla‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlān‎; ʔarājil‎; ʔarājīl‎; ʔarjila	الرَّجْل‎; الرِّجَال‎; الرَّجْلَة‎; الرَّجْلَى‎; الرُّجَّال‎; الرَّجَّالَة‎; الرُّجَّالَى‎; الرَّجَالَى‎; الرُّجَالَى‎; الرُّجْلَان‎; الْأَرَاجِل‎; الْأَرَاجِيل‎; الْأَرْجِلَة ar-rajl‎; ar-rijāl‎; ar-rajla‎; ar-rajlā‎; ar-rujjāl‎; ar-rajjāla‎; ar-rujjālā‎; ar-rajālā‎; ar-rujālā‎; ar-rujlān‎; al-ʔarājil‎; al-ʔarājīl‎; al-ʔarjila	رَجْل‎; رِجَال‎; رَجْلَة‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّال‎; رَجَّالَة‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَان‎; أَرَاجِل‎; أَرَاجِيل‎; أَرْجِلَة rajl‎; rijāl‎; rajlat‎; rajlā‎; rujjāl‎; rajjālat‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlān‎; ʔarājil‎; ʔarājīl‎; ʔarjilat
nominative	رَجْلٌ‎; رِجَالٌ‎; رَجْلَةٌ‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالٌ‎; رَجَّالَةٌ‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانٌ‎; أَرَاجِلُ‎; أَرَاجِيلُ‎; أَرْجِلَةٌ rajlun‎; rijālun‎; rajlatun‎; rajlā‎; rujjālun‎; rajjālatun‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlānun‎; ʔarājilu‎; ʔarājīlu‎; ʔarjilatun	الرَّجْلُ‎; الرِّجَالُ‎; الرَّجْلَةُ‎; الرَّجْلَى‎; الرُّجَّالُ‎; الرَّجَّالَةُ‎; الرُّجَّالَى‎; الرَّجَالَى‎; الرُّجَالَى‎; الرُّجْلَانُ‎; الْأَرَاجِلُ‎; الْأَرَاجِيلُ‎; الْأَرْجِلَةُ ar-rajlu‎; ar-rijālu‎; ar-rajlatu‎; ar-rajlā‎; ar-rujjālu‎; ar-rajjālatu‎; ar-rujjālā‎; ar-rajālā‎; ar-rujālā‎; ar-rujlānu‎; al-ʔarājilu‎; al-ʔarājīlu‎; al-ʔarjilatu	رَجْلُ‎; رِجَالُ‎; رَجْلَةُ‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالُ‎; رَجَّالَةُ‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانُ‎; أَرَاجِلُ‎; أَرَاجِيلُ‎; أَرْجِلَةُ rajlu‎; rijālu‎; rajlatu‎; rajlā‎; rujjālu‎; rajjālatu‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlānu‎; ʔarājilu‎; ʔarājīlu‎; ʔarjilatu
accusative	رَجْلًا‎; رِجَالًا‎; رَجْلَةً‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالًا‎; رَجَّالَةً‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانًا‎; أَرَاجِلَ‎; أَرَاجِيلَ‎; أَرْجِلَةً rajlan‎; rijālan‎; rajlatan‎; rajlā‎; rujjālan‎; rajjālatan‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlānan‎; ʔarājila‎; ʔarājīla‎; ʔarjilatan	الرَّجْلَ‎; الرِّجَالَ‎; الرَّجْلَةَ‎; الرَّجْلَى‎; الرُّجَّالَ‎; الرَّجَّالَةَ‎; الرُّجَّالَى‎; الرَّجَالَى‎; الرُّجَالَى‎; الرُّجْلَانَ‎; الْأَرَاجِلَ‎; الْأَرَاجِيلَ‎; الْأَرْجِلَةَ ar-rajla‎; ar-rijāla‎; ar-rajlata‎; ar-rajlā‎; ar-rujjāla‎; ar-rajjālata‎; ar-rujjālā‎; ar-rajālā‎; ar-rujālā‎; ar-rujlāna‎; al-ʔarājila‎; al-ʔarājīla‎; al-ʔarjilata	رَجْلَ‎; رِجَالَ‎; رَجْلَةَ‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالَ‎; رَجَّالَةَ‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانَ‎; أَرَاجِلَ‎; أَرَاجِيلَ‎; أَرْجِلَةَ rajla‎; rijāla‎; rajlata‎; rajlā‎; rujjāla‎; rajjālata‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlāna‎; ʔarājila‎; ʔarājīla‎; ʔarjilata
genitive	رَجْلٍ‎; رِجَالٍ‎; رَجْلَةٍ‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالٍ‎; رَجَّالَةٍ‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانٍ‎; أَرَاجِلَ‎; أَرَاجِيلَ‎; أَرْجِلَةٍ rajlin‎; rijālin‎; rajlatin‎; rajlā‎; rujjālin‎; rajjālatin‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlānin‎; ʔarājila‎; ʔarājīla‎; ʔarjilatin	الرَّجْلِ‎; الرِّجَالِ‎; الرَّجْلَةِ‎; الرَّجْلَى‎; الرُّجَّالِ‎; الرَّجَّالَةِ‎; الرُّجَّالَى‎; الرَّجَالَى‎; الرُّجَالَى‎; الرُّجْلَانِ‎; الْأَرَاجِلِ‎; الْأَرَاجِيلِ‎; الْأَرْجِلَةِ ar-rajli‎; ar-rijāli‎; ar-rajlati‎; ar-rajlā‎; ar-rujjāli‎; ar-rajjālati‎; ar-rujjālā‎; ar-rajālā‎; ar-rujālā‎; ar-rujlāni‎; al-ʔarājili‎; al-ʔarājīli‎; al-ʔarjilati	رَجْلِ‎; رِجَالِ‎; رَجْلَةِ‎; رَجْلَى‎; رُجَّالِ‎; رَجَّالَةِ‎; رُجَّالَى‎; رَجَالَى‎; رُجَالَى‎; رُجْلَانِ‎; أَرَاجِلِ‎; أَرَاجِيلِ‎; أَرْجِلَةِ rajli‎; rijāli‎; rajlati‎; rajlā‎; rujjāli‎; rajjālati‎; rujjālā‎; rajālā‎; rujālā‎; rujlāni‎; ʔarājili‎; ʔarājīli‎; ʔarjilati

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rad͡ʒl/

Noun

رَجْل • (rajl) m pl

1. plural of رَاجِل (rājil)
2. plural of رَجِل (rajil)

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “رجل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1043–1047.
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “رجل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen, page 405
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “رجل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, pages 380–381

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ر ج ل
2 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *rigl-

Arabic رِجْل (rijl)

Egyptian Arabic رجل

Inherited from Arabic رِجْل (rijl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.ɡil/, [rɪ.ɡɪl]

Noun

رجل • (rigl) f (dual رجلین (riglēn))

1. foot
2. leg

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ر ج ل
2 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *rigl-

Arabic رِجْل (rijl)

Hijazi Arabic رجل

Inherited from Arabic رِجْل (rijl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.d͡ʒil/, [rɪ.d͡ʒɪl]

Noun

رجل • (rijil) f (dual رجلین (rijlēn), plural رِجُول (rijūl))

1. foot
2. leg

   Synonym: ساق (sāg)

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riʒl/, [ˈrɪ.ʒ(ɪ)l]

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Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *rigl-

Arabic رِجْل (rijl)

South Levantine Arabic رجل

Inherited from Arabic رِجْل (rijl).

Noun

رجل • (rijl) f (plural رجلین (rijlēn) or أرجل (ʔarjol))

1. foot

   Synonyms: إجر (ʔijr), (formal) قدم (qadam)

2. leg

   Synonyms: إجر (ʔijr), ساق (sāʔ)

Usage notes

• إجر (ʔijr) is more common in urban speech.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *rigl-

Arabic رَجُل (rajul)lbor.

South Levantine Arabic رجل

Learned borrowing from Arabic رَجُل (rajul). Doublet of رجّال (rijjāl).

Noun

رجل • (rajol) m (plural رجال (rjāl, rijāl))

1. (formal) man

   Synonyms: رجّال (rijjāl), زلمة (zalame)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَجُل (rajul).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾə.d͡ʒʊl/

Noun

رَجُل • (rajul) m (Hindi spelling रजुल)

1. man

   Synonym: مرد (mard)

References

• “رجل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “رجل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.