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جَمال
beauty /d͡ʒaˈmaːl/
nounB1#1637 most common
Also: grace, loveliness
Example sentences
الجَمال مُهِمّ.
Beauty is important.
أُحِبُّ جَمال الوَرد.
I love the beauty of the rose.
جَمال الطَّبيعة يُريح القَلب.
The beauty of nature soothes the heart.
تَحَدَّثَ الشّاعِر عَن جَمال المَدينة القَديمة.
The poet spoke about the beauty of the old city.
لا يَكمُن الجَمال في الشَّكل وَحدَه، بَل في الأخلاق أيضاً.
Beauty does not lie in form alone, but in character too.
إنَّ جَمال اللُّغَة العَرَبِيَّة يَتَجَلَّى في دِقَّة تَعابيرها وَإيقاعِها.
The beauty of the Arabic language shows itself in the precision of its expressions and its rhythm.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | جَمالٌ | — |
| Genitive | جَمالٍ | — |
| Accusative | جَمالاً | — |
| Vocative | يا جَمالُ | — |
Word family
جَميلbeautiful, handsome
جَميلةa favor, good deed
تَجميلbeautification, cosmetic work
أجمَلmore/most beautiful
جَمَّلَto beautify, adorn
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root j-m-l, which carries ideas of being handsome, fine, or good. The same root gives the verb jamula, to be beautiful. It is unrelated in meaning to jamal, camel, though both share the consonants.
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