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راجل

راجل

Arabic

Noun

رَاجِل (rājil) 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 (ʾarājil) or أَرَاجِيل (ʾarājīl) or أَرْجِلَة (ʾarjila))

  1. pedestrian
  2. good walker
  3. footsoldier

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic رَاجِل (rājil) meaning "a goer, a pedestrian, a footman or footsoldier opposite of فَارِس (fāris)". A variant of رَجُل (rajul).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾɑːˈɡil]

Noun

راجل (rā́gil) m (plural رجالة (riggā́la) or رجال (rigā́l))

  1. man
    الله يرحمه كان راجل شرقي ودمه حامى.
    allā́h yirḥám-u kān rā́gil šárʾi wi dámm-u ḥā́mi.
    May he rest in peace, he was an eastern man and hot blooded.
  2. husband
    لو بتحبها بجد خليك راجلها.
    law bitḥibb-áha bi-gádd xallī́k ragl-áha.
    If you really love her become her husband.
  3. king (playing cards)

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