جيل
Arabic
Etymology
Compare Hebrew גִּיל (gīl, “age”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from the aforementioned word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiːl/
Noun
جِيل • (jīl) m, plural أَجْيَال (ʔajyāl)
- generation (entity of the same time period, or the time period itself)
- جِيلُ التِّسْعِينَات ― jīlu t-tisʕīnāt ― The nineties generation
- (Palestine) age
Declension
Declension of noun جِيل (jīl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | جِيل jīl |
الْجِيل al-jīl |
جِيل jīl |
| Nominative | جِيلٌ jīlun |
الْجِيلُ al-jīlu |
جِيلُ jīlu |
| Accusative | جِيلًا jīlan |
الْجِيلَ al-jīla |
جِيلَ jīla |
| Genitive | جِيلٍ jīlin |
الْجِيلِ al-jīli |
جِيلِ jīli |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | جِيلَيْن jīlayn |
الْجِيلَيْن al-jīlayn |
جِيلَيْ jīlay |
| Nominative | جِيلَانِ jīlāni |
الْجِيلَانِ al-jīlāni |
جِيلَا jīlā |
| Accusative | جِيلَيْنِ jīlayni |
الْجِيلَيْنِ al-jīlayni |
جِيلَيْ jīlay |
| Genitive | جِيلَيْنِ jīlayni |
الْجِيلَيْنِ al-jīlayni |
جِيلَيْ jīlay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَجْيَال ʔajyāl |
الْأَجْيَال al-ʔajyāl |
أَجْيَال ʔajyāl |
| Nominative | أَجْيَالٌ ʔajyālun |
الْأَجْيَالُ al-ʔajyālu |
أَجْيَالُ ʔajyālu |
| Accusative | أَجْيَالًا ʔajyālan |
الْأَجْيَالَ al-ʔajyāla |
أَجْيَالَ ʔajyāla |
| Genitive | أَجْيَالٍ ʔajyālin |
الْأَجْيَالِ al-ʔajyāli |
أَجْيَالِ ʔajyāli |
South Levantine Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒiːl/, [ʒiːl]
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