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جَعَل
to make (cause to become), to render /ˈdʒaʕal/
verbA1#120 most common
Also: to render, to put, to place, to begin (to do something)
Example sentences
جَعَلَني سعيداً.
He made me happy.
هذا الخبرُ جَعَلَها تبكي.
This news made her cry.
جَعَلْتُ المفاتيحَ في جيبي.
I put the keys in my pocket.
جَعَلَ المعلّمُ الدرسَ أسهلَ بالأمثلة.
The teacher made the lesson easier with examples.
جَعَلَ يفكّرُ في مستقبلِه بعد أن سمعَ النصيحةَ.
He began to think about his future after he heard the advice.
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ.
And We made from water every living thing.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَجْعَلُ | جَعَلْتُ | سَأَجْعَلُ |
| 2sg | تَجْعَلُ | جَعَلْتَ | سَتَجْعَلُ |
| 3sg | يَجْعَلُ | جَعَلَ | سَيَجْعَلُ |
| 1pl | نَجْعَلُ | جَعَلْنا | سَنَجْعَلُ |
| 2pl | تَجْعَلُونَ | جَعَلْتُمْ | سَتَجْعَلُونَ |
| 3pl | يَجْعَلُونَ | جَعَلوا | سَيَجْعَلُونَ |
Word family
جَعَلَto make, to render (Form I)
جُعْلfee, wage for a task
جَعَالةreward or commission contract
جاعِلmaker, one who makes (active participle)
مَجْعولmade, rendered (passive participle)
Etymology
جَعَل comes from the Semitic root ج-ع-ل (j-ʿ-l), tied to making, placing, and assigning. In Classical Arabic the verb spread across many senses: to create, to render, to set down, and to start an action. The same root gives the noun جُعْل, a fee paid for completing a task.
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