Bahasa Melayu

jahil

Bahasa Melayu

English

ignorant, not knowing, stupid

Not knowing what you should know, or lacking understanding.

جاهيل

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Jangan berlagak jahil tentang perkara yang mudah.

    Don't pretend to be ignorant about something simple.

  2. Dia berasa malu kerana terlalu jahil dalam soal komputer.

    He felt embarrassed because he was very ignorant about computers.

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jahil

It means not knowing what one ought to know.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.