جليل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج ل ل‎ (j-l-l); compare جَلَّ‎ (jalla, “to be great, to be exalted”).

Adjective

جَلِيل • (jalīl) (feminine جَلِيلَة‎ (jalīla), masculine plural جَلِيلُونَ‎ (jalīlūna) or أَجِلَّاء‎ (ʔajillāʔ) or أَجِلَّة‎ (ʔajilla) or جِلَّة‎ (jilla), feminine plural جَلِيلَات‎ (jalīlāt) or جَلَائِل‎ (jalāʔil), elative أَجَلّ‎ (ʔajall))

  1. great, important
  2. exalted
  3. revered, honorable, venerable
  4. glorious, magnificent
  5. strong, stout, rough
  6. old, experienced

Declension

References

Proper noun

جَلِيل • (jalīl) m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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