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تَجادَل
to argue with each other /ta.ˈdʒaː.da.la/
verbB2#4283 most common
Also: to dispute (with one another), to wrangle, to debate
Example sentences
هُما يَتَجادَلانِ دائِماً.
The two of them always argue.
لا تَتَجادَلْ مَعي الآنَ.
Don't argue with me now.
تَجادَلَ الطُّلّابُ حَوْلَ الواجِبِ.
The students argued about the homework.
كانَ الأَخَوانِ يَتَجادَلانِ حَوْلَ إِرْثِ والِدِهِما.
The two brothers were arguing about their father's inheritance.
تَجادَلَ النُّوّابُ في البَرْلَمانِ حَوْلَ مَشْروعِ القانونِ الجَديدِ لِساعاتٍ طَويلةٍ.
The MPs argued in parliament over the new bill for hours.
عَلى الرَّغْمِ مِنْ أَنَّهُما يَتَجادَلانِ باسْتِمْرارٍ حَوْلَ أَدَقِّ التَّفاصيلِ، ظَلَّت صَداقَتُهُما راسِخةً.
Although they constantly argue over the smallest details, their friendship remains solid.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَتَجادَلُ | تَجادَلْتُ | سَأَتَجادَلُ |
| 2sg | تَتَجادَلُ | تَجادَلْتَ | سَتَتَجادَلُ |
| 3sg | يَتَجادَلُ | تَجادَلَ | سَيَتَجادَلُ |
| 1pl | نَتَجادَلُ | تَجادَلْنا | سَنَتَجادَلُ |
| 2pl | تَتَجادَلونَ | تَجادَلْتُم | سَتَتَجادَلونَ |
| 3pl | يَتَجادَلونَ | تَجادَلوا | سَيَتَجادَلونَ |
Word family
جَدَلargument, controversy, dialectic
جادَلَto argue with, dispute with (someone)
مُجادَلةargument, debate (the act of arguing)
جِدالdispute, argumentationمُتَجادِلone who argues, disputant
Etymology
The root ج-د-ل carries the base sense of twisting or plaiting, as in braiding a rope. Arabic extended this physically to a verbal meaning: twisting words back and forth, that is, arguing. تَجادَل is built on the Form VI pattern تَفاعَلَ, which adds reciprocity to a root, so it means to argue with one another rather than simply to argue.
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