جميل

See also: جمیل‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج م ل‎ (j-m-l).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.miːl/
IPA^(key): [ʒæˈmiːl]
- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.miːl/

Adjective

جَمِيل • (jamīl), feminine جَمِيلَة‎ (jamīla), masculine plural جَمِيلُون‎ (jamīlūn) or جُمَلَاء‎ (jumalāʔ), feminine plural جَمِيلَات‎ (jamīlāt) or جَمَائِل‎ (jamāʔil), elative أَجْمَل‎ (ʔajmal)

beautiful
pretty
handsome, fair, elegant
well-bred, of good manners
- a. 1957, Elia Abu Madi (also known as Īlya bin Ḍāhir Abū Māḍi, and as Elia D. Madey; 1890-1957)
  أَيُّهَٰذَا الشَّاكِي وَمَا بِكَ دَاءٌ
  كُنْ جَمِيلًا تَرَ الْوُجُودَ جَمِيلًا
  
  ʾayyu-hāḏā š-šākī wa-mā bika dāʾ^un / kun jamīlan tara l-wujūda jamīlaⁿ
  
  O! who be this complainant, and what is thine ailment? / Be courteous [thyself! and] thou shall see a beautiful existence.
good, excellent

Declension

Declension of adjective جَمِيل (jamīl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَمِيل jamīl	الْجَمِيل‎ al-jamīl	جَمِيلَة‎ jamīla	الْجَمِيلَة‎ al-jamīla
Nominative	جَمِيلٌ jamīlun	الْجَمِيلُ‎ al-jamīlu	جَمِيلَةٌ‎ jamīlatun	الْجَمِيلَةُ‎ al-jamīlatu
Accusative	جَمِيلًا‎ jamīlan	الْجَمِيلَ‎ al-jamīla	جَمِيلَةً‎ jamīlatan	الْجَمِيلَةَ‎ al-jamīlata
Genitive	جَمِيلٍ jamīlin	الْجَمِيلِ‎ al-jamīli	جَمِيلَةٍ‎ jamīlatin	الْجَمِيلَةِ‎ al-jamīlati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَمِيلَيْن‎ jamīlayn	الْجَمِيلَيْن‎ al-jamīlayn	جَمِيلَتَيْن‎ jamīlatayn	الْجَمِيلَتَيْن‎ al-jamīlatayn
Nominative	جَمِيلَانِ‎ jamīlāni	الْجَمِيلَانِ‎ al-jamīlāni	جَمِيلَتَانِ‎ jamīlatāni	الْجَمِيلَتَانِ‎ al-jamīlatāni
Accusative	جَمِيلَيْنِ‎ jamīlayni	الْجَمِيلَيْنِ‎ al-jamīlayni	جَمِيلَتَيْنِ‎ jamīlatayni	الْجَمِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-jamīlatayni
Genitive	جَمِيلَيْنِ‎ jamīlayni	الْجَمِيلَيْنِ‎ al-jamīlayni	جَمِيلَتَيْنِ‎ jamīlatayni	الْجَمِيلَتَيْنِ‎ al-jamīlatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	جَمِيلِين‎‎; جُمَلَاء‎ jamīlīn‎; jumalāʔ	الْجَمِيلِين‎‎; الْجُمَلَاء‎ al-jamīlīn‎; al-jumalāʔ	جَمِيلَات‎‎; جَمَائِل‎ jamīlāt‎; jamāʔil	الْجَمِيلَات‎‎; الْجَمَائِل‎ al-jamīlāt‎; al-jamāʔil
Nominative	جَمِيلُونَ‎‎; جُمَلَاءُ‎ jamīlūna‎; jumalāʔu	الْجَمِيلُونَ‎‎; الْجُمَلَاءُ‎ al-jamīlūna‎; al-jumalāʔu	جَمِيلَاتٌ‎‎; جَمَائِلُ‎ jamīlātun‎; jamāʔilu	الْجَمِيلَاتُ‎‎; الْجَمَائِلُ‎ al-jamīlātu‎; al-jamāʔilu
Accusative	جَمِيلِينَ‎‎; جُمَلَاءَ‎ jamīlīna‎; jumalāʔa	الْجَمِيلِينَ‎‎; الْجُمَلَاءَ‎ al-jamīlīna‎; al-jumalāʔa	جَمِيلَاتٍ‎‎; جَمَائِلَ‎ jamīlātin‎; jamāʔila	الْجَمِيلَاتِ‎‎; الْجَمَائِلَ‎ al-jamīlāti‎; al-jamāʔila
Genitive	جَمِيلِينَ‎‎; جُمَلَاءَ‎ jamīlīna‎; jumalāʔa	الْجَمِيلِينَ‎‎; الْجُمَلَاءِ‎ al-jamīlīna‎; al-jumalāʔi	جَمِيلَاتٍ‎‎; جَمَائِلَ‎ jamīlātin‎; jamāʔila	الْجَمِيلَاتِ‎‎; الْجَمَائِلِ‎ al-jamīlāti‎; al-jamāʔili

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: cəmil
→ Chagatai: جمیل‎
- Uzbek: jamil
→ Ottoman Turkish: جمیل‎ (cemîl)
- Turkish: cemil
→ Persian: جمیل‎ (jamil)
→ Urdu: جمیل‎ (jamīl)

Proper noun

جَمِيل • (jamīl) m

a male given name, Jamil or Jameel, feminine equivalent جَمِيلَة‎ (jamīla)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Cəmil
→ Bashkir: Йәмил (Yämil)
→ Chagatai: جمیل‎
- Uzbek: Jamil
→ Ottoman Turkish: جمیل‎ (Cemîl)
- Turkish: Cemil
→ Persian: جمیل‎ (jamil)
→ Urdu: جمیل‎ (jamīl)

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “جميل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “جميل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “جمل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

جَمِيل • (jamīl) m (uncountable)

Declension

Declension of noun جَمِيل (jamīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جَمِيل jamīl	الْجَمِيل‎ al-jamīl	جَمِيل jamīl
Nominative	جَمِيلٌ jamīlun	الْجَمِيلُ‎ al-jamīlu	جَمِيلُ jamīlu
Accusative	جَمِيلًا‎ jamīlan	الْجَمِيلَ‎ al-jamīla	جَمِيلَ jamīla
Genitive	جَمِيلٍ jamīlin	الْجَمِيلِ‎ al-jamīli	جَمِيلِ jamīli

References

Lane, Edward William (1863), “جميل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “جميل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ج م ل‎
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic جَمِيل‎ (jamīl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒmiːl/

Adjective

جميل • (jmīl), feminine جميلة‎ (jmīla), common plural جمال‎ (jmāl), masculine plural جميلين‎ (jmīlīn), feminine plural جميلات‎ (jmīlāt), elative أجمل‎ (ʔajmal) or جمل‎ (jmal)

beautiful
Synonym: زوين‎ (zwīn)

Antonym: خايب‎ (ḵāyib)

Noun

جميل • (jmīl) m

good deed, favor, benefit
Synonym: مزية‎ (mziyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج م ل‎

Etymology

From Arabic جَمِيل‎ (jamīl).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒa.miːl/, [ʒaˈmiːl]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)

Adjective

جميل • (jamīl), feminine جميلة‎ (jamīle), elative أجمل‎ (ʾajmal)

beautiful
Synonym: حلو‎ (ḥilu)

Antonym: بشع‎ (bišʕ)

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