جبرائیل

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِبْرَائِيل‎ (jibrāʾīl), ultimately from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל‎ (gavri'él, gaḇrīʾēl). Doublet of جبریل‎ (jibrīl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪb.ɾɑː.iːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Proper noun

جِبْرائِیل • (jibrāīl) m (Hindi spelling जबराइल)

1. (religion, biblical) Gabriel (an archangel associated with carrying messages from God.)

References

• “جبرائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جبرائیل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.