Jamal

Jamaal (Arabic: جمال Jamaāl/Jamal/kamāal) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[2] and a surname. It is used in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and predominantly Muslim countries in South Asia. It is also used amongst African Americans and some Turkic peoples in Russia.

Jamaal (جمال)or kamaal(کمال)
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 namesDjamel, Cemal, Cemil, jamaal, Džemal, kamaal, Jamal, kamaal, Jamaal;
kamal (feminine)

In Egypt, the name is pronounced [ɡæˈmæːl] and as such is normally transliterated Gamal. Tunisians and Somalis may spell it Jamel or Jamal. Algerians spell it Djamel. 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 Jamal (and other spelling variants)

Notable people with the surname Jamal (and other spelling variants)

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References

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