Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl), ultimately from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gavri'él, gaḇrīʾēl). Doublet of جبریل (jibrīl).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
جِبْرائِیل • (jibrāīl) m (Hindi spelling जबराइल)
- (religion, biblical) Gabriel (an archangel associated with carrying messages from God.)
References
- “جبرائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “جبرائیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.