جبريل

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Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of جَبْرَائِيل (jabrāʔīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒib.riːl/, /d͡ʒab.riːl/

Proper noun

جِبْرِيل or جَبْرِيل (jibrīl or jabrīlm

  1. (Islam) The archangel Gabriel
  2. a male given name, Jibril, equivalent to English Gabriel

Usage notes

جِبْرِيل (jibrīl) is the form used in the Quran in Ḥafṣ's reading and is usually used in Islamic contexts. Arabic-speaking Christians refer to Gabriel as جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl).

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