גיל
Appearance
See also: גׄיל
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From West Semitic root *g-y-l "to rejoice".[1] Compare Arabic جِيل (jīl, “generation”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]גִּיל • (gíl) m (plural indefinite גִּילִים)
Synonyms
[edit]- (joy): גִּילָה (gilá)
Derived terms
[edit]- אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil)
- גִּיל הַהִתְבַּגְּרוּת (gíl hahitbagrút)
- גִּיל הָעֲמִידָה (gíl ha'amidá)
Proper noun
[edit]גִּיל • (gíl) m or f
- a male or female given name, Gil
References
[edit]- ^ Huehnergard, John. "Proto-Semitic Language and Culture; Semitic Roots" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p. 2074