Where does “جمال” come from?

جمال (Arabic) comes from Arabic جَمُلَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

جمال (Arabic): verbal noun of جَمُلَ; beauty; plural of جَمَل

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of جَمُلَ; beauty; plural of جَمَل

Ancestry of “جمال”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمُلَto be beautiful
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمُلَ →
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