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جَعْل
making /ˈd͡ʒaʕl/
nounB1#1719 most common
Also: rendering (something into something), causing, the act of putting or turning into
Example sentences
جَعْلُهُ سَعيدًا مُهِمٌّ.
Making him happy is important.
نُريدُ جَعْلَ الغُرْفَةِ نَظيفَةً.
We want to make the room clean.
هَدَفُنا هُوَ جَعْلُ العالَمِ مَكانًا أَفْضَلَ.
Our goal is making the world a better place.
يَتَطَلَّبُ جَعْلُ المَشْروعِ ناجِحًا الكَثيرَ مِنَ العَمَلِ.
Making the project successful requires a lot of work.
إنَّ جَعْلَ القَوانينِ أَكْثَرَ صَرامَةً لَنْ يَحُلَّ المُشْكِلَةَ وَحْدَهُ.
Making the laws stricter will not solve the problem on its own.
يَرى الفَيْلَسوفُ أَنَّ جَعْلَ السَّعادَةِ غايَةً قُصْوى يُفْرِغُها مِنْ مَعْناها.
The philosopher holds that making happiness an ultimate end empties it of meaning.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَعْلٌ | None |
| Genitive | جَعْلٍ | None |
| Accusative | جَعْلًا | None |
| Vocative | يا جَعْلُ | None |
Word family
جَعَلَto make, put, render
جاعِلmaker, one who makes
مَجْعولmade, rendered, fabricated
جُعْلwage, fee, reward
جَعالةcommission, reward for a task
Etymology
جَعْل is the verbal noun of the verb جَعَلَ, "to make, put, or render." It is built from the triliteral Semitic root ج-ع-ل on the common maṣdar pattern faʿl. The noun names the action of the verb: the act of making something or turning one thing into another.
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