How to say "schedule, timetable, table" in Arabic
False friendMeaningschedule, timetable, table
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
جَدْوَل
jadwalג'דול
جدول
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
לוח זמנים
luakh zmanimلُوَاخ زْمَانِيم
How the two words are related
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Sounds like a Hebrew word but means something else — handle with care.
Arabic root
ج-د-و-لJadwal looks and sounds like Hebrew גדול, 'big' — but they aren't related. Jadwal originally means 'small canal, rivulet' (a schedule's rows run like water channels); גדול comes from an entirely different root about size. A coincidence to enjoy, not to lean on.
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In a phrase
جَدْوَل الْمَوَاعِيد
jadwal al-mawāʿīdג'דול אל-מואעידthe appointments schedule
Plural
جَدَاوِل
jadāwilג'דאולbroken plural CaCāCiC.