ja'ale

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Definitions

  • n. A communal gathering for song and celebration, with dried fruit and nuts.

  • n. The dried fruit and nuts served at such a gathering.

Example Sentences

  • "Another Teimani custom is to serve ja’ale, tasty nuts and seeds that are served before beginning a celebratory meal." (source)

  • "One of them is called Ja'ale, smoking the Mada'a, which they smoke, and they take the Ghat and they sing They sing for hours." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • جَعَالَة (jaʿālah), derived from the root ج-ع-ل (j-ʿ-l), which broadly means 'to make,' 'to render,' or 'to appoint.' In classical Arabic, جَعَلَ (jaʿala) carries the sense of transforming or assigning a particular state or condition to something. Its use in the meaning above relates to the word's use in the sense of 'to give' or 'to bestow.'

      • Who Uses This

      • Iraqi: Jews with ancestry in Iraq

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      jaale, jale, j'ale

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