ઇંજીલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian انجیل (injīl), from Arabic إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl), from Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (ʾewwangellīōn) (or another Semitic intermediary), from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, literally “good news”). Compare Hindustani انجیل / इंजील (iñjīl), Bengali ইঞ্জিল (injil), Tamil இஞ்சீல் (iñcīl /⁠iñjīl⁠/).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪɲ.d͡ʒil/

Noun

ઇંજીલ • (iñjīl) n

  1. (Islam) gospel
  2. (Christianity) the Bible, the New Testament
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