جمال

See also: حمال

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ج م ل (j m l)
15 terms

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.maːl/

Noun

جَمَال • (jamāl) m

verbal noun of جَمُلَ (jamula) (form I)
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
singular	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

a male given name, Jamal

Declension

Declension of noun **جَمَال** (jamāl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	جَمَال jamāl	—
nominative	—	جَمَالٌ jamālun	—
accusative	—	جَمَالًا jamālan	—
genitive	—	جَمَالٍ jamālin	—

Etymology 2

Inflected form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.maːl/

Noun

جِمَال • (jimāl) m pl

plural of جَمَل (jamal)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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

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
dual	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]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɑ́ːl]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.mɔ́ːl̥]

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

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

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

Noun

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

beauty (quality of pleasing appearance)
Synonym: زیبایی (zibâyi)

Proper noun

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

a male given name, Jamal