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Jamal
PronunciationHejaz and Najd: [dʒaˈmaːl]
Levant: [ʒaˈmaːl]
Tunisia: [ʒæˈmɛːl]
Egypt: [ɡæˈmæːl]
English: /əˈmɑːl/[1]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningBeauty
Region of originArab world
Other names
Related namesCemal, Cemil, Djamal, Džemal, Gamal, Jammal, Jamaal, Jamil;
Jamila (feminine)

Jamal (Arabic: جمال Jamāl/Ǧamāl ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[2] and a surname.

In Egypt, the name is pronounced [ɡæˈmæːl] and as such is normally transliterated Gamal. Tunisians and Somalis may spell it Jamel or Jamal. Somalis mainly spell this name as Jamaal. In Turkish, the name is transliterated as Cemal, in Albanian as Xhemal (though not to be confused with Shamil), and in Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian as Džemal or Ćemo.

Notable people with the given name

Notable people with this surname

Fictional characters

People with the name and surname Jammal

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See also

References

  1. ^ Jamal at Dictionary.com
  2. ^ Jamal at BehindTheName.com
  • The dictionary definition of جمال at Wiktionary