جميل

See also: جمیل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ج م ل (j-m-l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.miːl/
• IPA^(key): [ʒæˈmiːl]
  • 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
2. pretty
3. handsome, fair, elegant
4. well-bred, of good manners
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

• Bashkir: Йәмил (Yəmil), Йәмилә (Yəmilə)
• Turkish: Cemil

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