جبرائیل

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl), ultimately from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gavri'él, gaḇrīʾēl). Doublet of جبریل (jibrīl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪb.ɾɑː.iːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Proper noun

جِبْرائِیل • (jibrāīl) m (Hindi spelling जबराइल)

1. (religion, biblical) Gabriel (an archangel associated with carrying messages from God.)

References

• “جبرائیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جبرائیل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.