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عاجِل
urgent matter /ˈʕaːdʒil/
nounB1#1922 most common
Also: the immediate (as opposed to the deferred), breaking news, pressing thing
Example sentences
هذا خبر عاجِل.
This is urgent news.
عندي أمر عاجِل.
I have an urgent matter.
أرسل لي بريدًا عاجِلًا اليوم.
He sent me an urgent email today.
ظهر خبر عاجِل على شاشة التلفاز.
A breaking news item appeared on the television screen.
يحتاج هذا الملف إلى قرار عاجِل من المدير قبل نهاية الأسبوع.
This file needs an urgent decision from the manager before the end of the week.
فضّل متاع العاجِل الزائل على نعيم الآخرة الباقي.
He preferred the fleeting goods of the immediate world over the lasting bliss of the hereafter.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عاجِلٌ | عَواجِلُ |
| Genitive | عاجِلٍ | عَواجِلَ |
| Accusative | عاجِلاً | عَواجِلَ |
| Vocative | يا عاجِلُ | يا عَواجِلُ |
Word family
عَجِلَto hasten, to hurry
عَجَلةhaste; wheel
اِستعجَلَto be in a hurry, to rush
عاجِلاًsoon, urgently
آجِلdeferred, futureEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic triliteral root ع-ج-ل (ʿ-j-l), which carries the idea of haste and speed. It is the active participle of the verb عَجِلَ, meaning to hurry. So it names the thing that presses or comes quickly.
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