jahil
/dʒaxil/
1. ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, backward
- jahil adam — an ignorant person
- jahil halq — an ignorant people
- jahil adam ilmu qadrin bilmez — an ignorant person does not know the value of learning
- jahil molla din buzar — an ignorant mullah corrupts the faith
- jahil elge molla bol — be a mullah to an ignorant village
- jahil sözge qulaq salma — do not listen to ignorant talk
2. ignorant person, ignoramus — Elsewhere the phrase jahil adam is the usual way to say this.
- jahilni etegine quyğandan ese — rather than pouring it into an ignoramus's lap
- jahil ne bilsin — what would an ignoramus know
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | jahilmeI am ignorant | jahilseyou are ignorant | jahildihe is ignorant | jahilbizwe are ignorant | jahilsizyou all are ignorant | jahildilethey are ignorant |
| comparative — more | jahilirekmeI am more ignorant | jahilirekseyou are more ignorant | jahilirekdihe is more ignorant | jahilirekbizwe are more ignorant | jahilireksizyou all are more ignorant | jahilirekdilethey are more ignorant |
| intensifier — very | bek jahilmeI am very ignorant | bek jahilseyou are very ignorant | bek jahildihe is very ignorant | bek jahilbizwe are very ignorant | bek jahilsizyou all are very ignorant | bek jahildilethey are very ignorant |
| superlative — most | em jahilmeI am the most ignorant | em jahilseyou are the most ignorant | em jahildihe is the most ignorant | em jahilbizwe are the most ignorant | em jahilsizyou all are the most ignorant | em jahildilethey are the most ignorant |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden jahildi — "compared to me, he is ignorant."