جمال

See also: حمال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ج م ل (j m l)
16 terms

Verbal noun of جَمُلَ (jamula, “to be beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.maːl/

Noun

جَمَال • (jamāl) m

1. verbal noun of جَمُلَ (jamula) (form I)
2. beauty
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 16:6:

     وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا جَمَالٌ حِينَ تُرِيحُونَ وَحِينَ تَسْرَحُونَ

     walakum fīhā jamālun ḥīna turīḥūna waḥīna tasraḥūna

     There is in them [cattle] a beauty for you when you bring them home for rest and when you drive them forth to pasture.

Declension

Declension of noun جَمَال (jamāl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَمَال jamāl	الْجَمَال al-jamāl	جَمَال jamāl
nominative	جَمَالٌ jamālun	الْجَمَالُ al-jamālu	جَمَالُ jamālu
accusative	جَمَالًا jamālan	الْجَمَالَ al-jamāla	جَمَالَ jamāla
genitive	جَمَالٍ jamālin	الْجَمَالِ al-jamāli	جَمَالِ jamāli

Synonyms

• حُسْن (ḥusn)

Descendants

• Maltese: ġmiel

Proper noun

جَمَال • (jamāl) m

1. a male given name, Jamal and Gamal

Declension

Declension of noun جَمَال (jamāl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	جَمَال jamāl	—
nominative	—	جَمَالٌ jamālun	—
accusative	—	جَمَالًا jamālan	—
genitive	—	جَمَالٍ jamālin	—

Descendants

• → English: Jamal
• ⇒ Kazakh: Жамал (Jamal)
• ⇒ Kyrgyz: Жамал (Jamal)
• ⇒ Turkish: Cemal

Etymology 2

Inflected form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.maːl/

Noun

جِمَال • (jimāl) m pl

1. plural of جَمَل (jamal)

Etymology 3

Occupational noun derived from جَمَل (jamal, “camel”).

Noun

جَمَّال • (jammāl) m (plural جَمَّالُون (jammālūn) or جَمَّالَة (jammāla), feminine جَمَّالَة (jammāla))

1. camel driver

Declension

Declension of noun جَمَّال (jammāl)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَمَّال jammāl	الْجَمَّال al-jammāl	جَمَّال jammāl	جَمَّالَة jammāla	الْجَمَّالَة al-jammāla	جَمَّالَة jammālat
nominative	جَمَّالٌ jammālun	الْجَمَّالُ al-jammālu	جَمَّالُ jammālu	جَمَّالَةٌ jammālatun	الْجَمَّالَةُ al-jammālatu	جَمَّالَةُ jammālatu
accusative	جَمَّالًا jammālan	الْجَمَّالَ al-jammāla	جَمَّالَ jammāla	جَمَّالَةً jammālatan	الْجَمَّالَةَ al-jammālata	جَمَّالَةَ jammālata
genitive	جَمَّالٍ jammālin	الْجَمَّالِ al-jammāli	جَمَّالِ jammāli	جَمَّالَةٍ jammālatin	الْجَمَّالَةِ al-jammālati	جَمَّالَةِ jammālati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَمَّالَيْن jammālayn	الْجَمَّالَيْن al-jammālayn	جَمَّالَيْ jammālay	جَمَّالَتَيْن jammālatayn	الْجَمَّالَتَيْن al-jammālatayn	جَمَّالَتَيْ jammālatay
nominative	جَمَّالَانِ jammālāni	الْجَمَّالَانِ al-jammālāni	جَمَّالَا jammālā	جَمَّالَتَانِ jammālatāni	الْجَمَّالَتَانِ al-jammālatāni	جَمَّالَتَا jammālatā
accusative	جَمَّالَيْنِ jammālayni	الْجَمَّالَيْنِ al-jammālayni	جَمَّالَيْ jammālay	جَمَّالَتَيْنِ jammālatayni	الْجَمَّالَتَيْنِ al-jammālatayni	جَمَّالَتَيْ jammālatay
genitive	جَمَّالَيْنِ jammālayni	الْجَمَّالَيْنِ al-jammālayni	جَمَّالَيْ jammālay	جَمَّالَتَيْنِ jammālatayni	الْجَمَّالَتَيْنِ al-jammālatayni	جَمَّالَتَيْ jammālatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	جَمَّالِين‎; جَمَّالَة jammālīn‎; jammāla	الْجَمَّالِين‎; الْجَمَّالَة al-jammālīn‎; al-jammāla	جَمَّالِي‎; جَمَّالَة jammālī‎; jammālat	جَمَّالَات jammālāt	الْجَمَّالَات al-jammālāt	جَمَّالَات jammālāt
nominative	جَمَّالُونَ‎; جَمَّالَةٌ jammālūna‎; jammālatun	الْجَمَّالُونَ‎; الْجَمَّالَةُ al-jammālūna‎; al-jammālatu	جَمَّالُو‎; جَمَّالَةُ jammālū‎; jammālatu	جَمَّالَاتٌ jammālātun	الْجَمَّالَاتُ al-jammālātu	جَمَّالَاتُ jammālātu
accusative	جَمَّالِينَ‎; جَمَّالَةً jammālīna‎; jammālatan	الْجَمَّالِينَ‎; الْجَمَّالَةَ al-jammālīna‎; al-jammālata	جَمَّالِي‎; جَمَّالَةَ jammālī‎; jammālata	جَمَّالَاتٍ jammālātin	الْجَمَّالَاتِ al-jammālāti	جَمَّالَاتِ jammālāti
genitive	جَمَّالِينَ‎; جَمَّالَةٍ jammālīna‎; jammālatin	الْجَمَّالِينَ‎; الْجَمَّالَةِ al-jammālīna‎; al-jammālati	جَمَّالِي‎; جَمَّالَةِ jammālī‎; jammālati	جَمَّالَاتٍ jammālātin	الْجَمَّالَاتِ al-jammālāti	جَمَّالَاتِ jammālāti

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَمَال (jamāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ˈmaːl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.mɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɔ́l]

• Rhymes: -aːl

Readings
Classical reading?	jamāl
Dari reading?	jamāl
Iranian reading?	jamâl
Tajik reading?	jamol

Noun

جمال • (jamāl / jamâl) (Tajik spelling ҷамол)

1. beauty (quality of pleasing appearance)

   Synonym: زیبایی (zibâyi)

   • 1932, محمد اقبال [Muhammad Iqbāl], “The Divine Presence”, in Arthur J. Arberry, transl., جاویدنامه [Jāvīdnāma, Book of Eternity]‎^[1]:

     از جمال ما نصیب خود نبرد
     از نخیل زندگانے بر نخورد

     az jamāl-i mā nasīb-i xwad na-burd
     az naxīl-i zindāgānī bar na-xwurd

     such a one has not taken his share of Our Beauty,
     has not tasted the fruit of the Tree of Life.

     (Indo-Persian script)

Proper noun

جمال • (jamāl / jamâl) (Tajik spelling Ҷамол)

1. a male given name, Jamal