ઇંજીલ

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Gujarati[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian انجیل (injīl), from Arabic إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (ʾewwangellīōn) (or another Semitic intermediary), from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, literally good news). Compare Hindustani انجیل / इंजील (iñjīl), Bengali ইঞ্জিল (injil), Tamil இஞ்சீல் (iñcīl /⁠iñjīl⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ઇંજીલ (iñjīln

  1. (Islam) gospel
  2. (Christianity) the Bible, the New Testament