Jemal
ጀማል
The Amharic form of Arabic Jamal (جمال), "beauty."
Meaning and origin
Jemal is how the Arabic word for beauty settled into Amharic, and it belongs to the stock of Arabic-origin names carried mainly by Ethiopia's Muslim communities.
How to pronounce Jemal
| Amharic (Ethiopia) | jeh-MAHL /dʒəˈmal/ |
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