Pronunciation |
Central Arabia: [dʒæˈmæːl] Levant: [ʒaˈmaːl] Tunisia: [ʒæˈmɛːl] Egypt: [ɡæˈmæːl] English /dʒəˈmɑːl/ |
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Gender | Male |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | Beauty |
Region of origin | Arab World |
Related names |
Cemal, Cemil, Jamil; Jamila (feminine) |
Jamal (Arabic: جمال Jamāl/Ǧamāl ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning beauty. The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world.
In Egypt the name is pronounced [ɡæˈmæːl] and so is normally spelled Gamal . Tunisians may spell it Jamel. In Turkish, the name is transliterated as Cemal, Albanian as Xhemal and in Bosnian as Džemal.