Where does “جاهلية” come from?
جاهلية (Arabic) comes from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.
جاهلية (Arabic): the state of ignorance; pre-Islamic Arabia;...
Definitions
- the state of ignorance; pre-Islamic Arabia;...
Ancestry of “جاهلية”, step by step
جاهلية traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic ـِيَّة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيَّة | relational suffix |
via Arabic جَاهِل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جَاهِل | ignorant, fool, uneducated |