גׄיל

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Noun[edit]

גׄיל (jīlm

  1. Judeo-Arabic spelling of جِيل (jīl, generation)‎‎
    • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir[1], Exodus 1:6:
      תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃
      ṯumma māta yūsufu wa-jamīʕu ʔiḵwatihi wajamīʕu ʔahli ḏālika l-jīli.
      Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.