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Etymology

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Nisba of إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl, gospel), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ (ʾesṭrangēlā, gospel).

Noun

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إِنْجِيلِيّ (ʔinjīliyym (plural إِنْجِيلِيُّون (ʔinjīliyyūn))

  1. (Christianity) evangelist
    الْإِنْجِيلِيُّون الْأَرْبَعَةal-ʔinjīliyyūn al-ʔarbaʕathe Four Evangelists
  2. (Christianity) Evangelical (adherent of evangelical Protestant Christianity)

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Adjective

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إِنْجِيلِيّ (ʔinjīliyy) (feminine إِنْجِيلِيَّة (ʔinjīliyya), masculine plural إِنْجِيلِيُّونَ (ʔinjīliyyūna), feminine plural إِنْجِيلِيَّات (ʔinjīliyyāt))

  1. evangelical, related to the gospels
  2. Evangelical, related to evangelicalism
  3. evangelistic, related to evangelism

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