جميل

See also: جمیل

Arabic

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))

1. beautiful

   زَرْتُ مَكَانًا جَمِيلًا وَمُثِيرًا لِلْإِعْجَابِ فِي رِحْلَتِي.

   zartu makānan jamīlan wamuṯīran lilʔiʕjābi fī riḥlatī.

   I visited a beautiful and stunning place on my trip

2. pretty
3. handsome, fair, elegant
4. 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

     ʔayyuhāḏā š-šākī wamā bika dāʔun
     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.

5. 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
	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

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

Declension

Declension of noun جَمِيل (jamīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	جَمِيل jamīl	—
Nominative	—	جَمِيلٌ jamīlun	—
Accusative	—	جَمِيلًا jamīlan	—
Genitive	—	جَمِيلٍ jamīlin	—

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Cəmil
• → Bashkir: Йәмил (Yəmil)
• → 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^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “جميل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], 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)

1. good deed, favor, benefit
2. good quality
3. melted fat

Declension

Declension of noun جَمِيل (jamīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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^[3], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “جميل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], 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))

1. beautiful

   Synonym: زوين (zwīn)

   Antonym: خايب (ḵāyib)

Noun

جميل • (jmīl) m

1. good deed, favor, benefit

   Synonym: مزية (mziyya)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج م ل
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic جَمِيل (jamīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.miːl/, [ʒaˈmiːl]

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Adjective

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

1. beautiful

   Synonym: حلو (ḥilu)

   Antonym: بشع (bišʕ)