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גיל

See also: גׄיל

Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

From West Semitic root *g-y-l "to rejoice".[1] Compare Arabic جِيل (jīl, “generation”).

Pronunciation edit

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  • Rhymes: -il

Noun edit

גִּיל • (gíl) m (plural indefinite גִּילִים)

  1. age, period
  2. joy, happiness

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Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

גִּיל • (gíl) m or f

  1. a male or female given name, Gil

References edit

  1. ^ Huehnergard, John. "Proto-Semitic Language and Culture; Semitic Roots" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p. 2074
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