جيل

See also: جیل, خيل, چیل, and حيل

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew גִּיל (gīl, “age”). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from the aforementioned word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːl/

Noun

جِيل • (jīl) m (plural أَجْيَال (ʔajyāl))

1. generation (entity of the same time period, or the time period itself)

   جِيلُ التِّسْعِينَات ― jīlu t-tisʕīnāt ― The nineties generation

2. (Palestine) age

   Synonyms: عُمُر (ʕumur), عُمْر (ʕumr)

Declension

Declension of noun جِيل (jīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيل jīl	الْجِيل al-jīl	جِيل jīl
Nominative	جِيلٌ jīlun	الْجِيلُ al-jīlu	جِيلُ jīlu
Accusative	جِيلًا jīlan	الْجِيلَ al-jīla	جِيلَ jīla
Genitive	جِيلٍ jīlin	الْجِيلِ al-jīli	جِيلِ jīli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	جِيلَيْن jīlayn	الْجِيلَيْن al-jīlayn	جِيلَيْ jīlay
Nominative	جِيلَانِ jīlāni	الْجِيلَانِ al-jīlāni	جِيلَا jīlā
Accusative	جِيلَيْنِ jīlayni	الْجِيلَيْنِ al-jīlayni	جِيلَيْ jīlay
Genitive	جِيلَيْنِ jīlayni	الْجِيلَيْنِ al-jīlayni	جِيلَيْ jīlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَجْيَال ʔajyāl	الْأَجْيَال al-ʔajyāl	أَجْيَال ʔajyāl
Nominative	أَجْيَالٌ ʔajyālun	الْأَجْيَالُ al-ʔajyālu	أَجْيَالُ ʔajyālu
Accusative	أَجْيَالًا ʔajyālan	الْأَجْيَالَ al-ʔajyāla	أَجْيَالَ ʔajyāla
Genitive	أَجْيَالٍ ʔajyālin	الْأَجْيَالِ al-ʔajyāli	أَجْيَالِ ʔajyāli

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جِيل (jīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiːl/, [ʒiːl]

• Audio (Ramallah)

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Noun

جيل • (jīl) m (plural أجيال (ʔajyāl))

1. generation, age group
2. age