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أَمَل
Amal
a-MAL
“Hope, aspiration.”
About Amal
Amal is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "hope, aspiration" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root أ-م-ل meaning 'to hope'.
Used for both genders, more often female in modern use.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Either
Root letters
أ م لʾ-M-L
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Amal is one such word.
How to say it
a·MAL
Stressed syllable in capitals
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