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جَمَال
Jamal
ja-MAAL
“Beauty.”
About Jamal
Jamal is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "beauty" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ج-م-ل. Same root as Jamila.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
ج م لJ-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 Jamal is one such word.
How to say it
ja·MAAL
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Jamal
- What does the name Jamal mean?
- Jamal (جَمَال) means "Beauty". From the Arabic root ج-م-ل. Same root as Jamila.
- Is Jamal a name from the Qur'an?
- Jamal does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Jamal a boy or a girl name?
- Jamal is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Jamal come from?
- Jamal is an Arabic name, built on the root letters J-M-L.
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